Trump’s Energy Chief Maps Out Plan to ‘Unleash America’s Balance Sheet’

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum tells global energy leaders the nation’s assets ‘far exceed’ its debt but must be catalogued, capitalized, and counted.

Then-nominee for Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum testifies before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 16, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

HOUSTON—Americans are constantly reminded the nation is in debt—$36.5 trillion, at last count—and often told what their individual “share” of that liability is, nearly $110,000 each, at last count.

But there’s a missing component to this frightening appraisal: the other side of the ledger, the assets every American also has a “share” in, the nation’s abundant natural resources.