“I’ve almost thought about the president’s foreign policy as this giant chess game. It is kind of 4D chess,” Doescher said.
On the second day of CPAC, Doescher and her panel argued that America’s path to lower costs and global influence runs through domestic energy production rather than climate-driven restrictions.
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The panel included Mark Wallace, CEO of United Against Nuclear Iran; John Vonglis, executive director of Nano Nuclear Energy; and Karen Herbst, partner at Providence Energy.
“It’s back to drill, baby, drill,” Herbst said, contrasting four years under former President Joe Biden with the current administration’s more expansive energy approach. “It’s easier to get permits, not have to deal with the government.”
Doescher questioned how the domestic energy landscape will evolve — toward renewables or nuclear.
“It was a bit naive to think you could flip a switch and go from fossil fuels, to go totally green,” Vonglis said.
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