Donald Trump is "illegally" creating a shortage in the U.S., and the media isn't noticing, a senator said on Saturday.
Brian Schatz, Dem of Hawaii, flagged the story the weekend after Christmas. Taking to social media, the senator said, "One of the most underreported stories of 2025 is that Trump is the first President ever to create electricity shortages on purpose."
"He is illegally canceling solar and wind, causing layoffs and price spikes, and the media is like 'wow what a showman that guy is!'" he added Saturday.
One widely followed user, journalist Lynn G. Henning, responded to Schatz's claim, saying, "No, the media isn't cheerleading for his bad energy policy, and that is most un-Senatorial (at least for you) to engage in that brand of irresponsible grandstanding."
The senator quipped back on Saturday on X, "Got it thanks will be more Senatorial going forward."
Responding to another user who said, "Hey man, please do something about it... rather than just tweeting about it. Maybe get on camera every single day or something. This twitter noise doesnt help anyone," the senator sarcastically replied, "Got it will do something - was thinking about just tweeting but now I will devote my professional life to climate action."
