Secretary Doug Burgum’s recent remarks on Newsmax should put every hardworking American on notice: the Trump administration’s policies are restoring the backbone of our economy. Burgum—now the nation’s Secretary of the Interior—has been out front describing how inflation and energy costs are moving in the right direction while private capital pours back into American industry. His comments came as he settled into the role Trump entrusted him with to reclaim America’s energy and industrial might.
“Inflation is down. Gas prices are down, energy prices are down. And capital investment in America is up to record levels,” Burgum told conservative viewers, and he’s right to call out what’s happening on the ground. For years activists and DC elites punished domestic energy and manufacturing, and now we’re watching investment return and factories light back up under common-sense policy. That shift isn’t theoretical — it’s showing up in boardrooms and on job sites, and Burgum has been blunt about the administration’s role in making it possible.
Washington’s swamp tried to tell us that only endless subsidies and green hand-wringing could save American industry, but Burgum and President Trump are proving them wrong. The Senate’s bipartisan confirmation of Burgum to lead Interior was a recognition that steady leadership and pro-growth energy policy matter for national security and prosperity. This administration is finally treating companies that produce energy and materials as partners, not enemies, and the results are already encouraging for anyone who wants higher wages and real opportunity.
As Interior Secretary, Burgum has made no secret of his goal: unlock American resources, cut permitting red tape, and put ordinary families and workers ahead of environmental extremism that freezes projects for decades. He’s been explicit about thanking the industry and pushing a platform of energy dominance that includes oil, gas, coal, and mining — because real security and affordability require real production. That practical, pro-worker approach is exactly what conservatives have been arguing for, and Burgum is taking action to make it reality.
The critics in the legacy media will shriek about “climate” and spin every victory into a scandal, but Americans paying lower prices at the pump and seeing factory jobs return don’t care about the narrative machine. They care about paychecks, reliable electricity, and the pride of seeing America build again. This is common-sense patriotism in action: prioritize American labor, American land, and American industry, and prosperity follows.
If you love this country, you back policies that make it stronger — not ones that kneecap our producers or ship our future overseas. Doug Burgum is a fighter for that vision inside the halls of government, and President Trump’s willingness to empower leaders who put growth first is exactly the medicine our nation needs. Roll up your sleeves: the comeback is underway, and conservatives should be loud, proud, and organized in defending it.
