Dakota Access Pipeline

 I frequently wonder what Trumpists think about certain issues.  

The Standing Rock Sioux challenged the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) four years ago.  In July a federal judge ordered the pipeline be closed pending a review of the project’s environmental impact.  

The company that is building the pipeline has appealed, of course, but the environmental review process is unlikely to be completed before the election.  That means if Biden wins, DAPL will surely be dead.

I know I am biased on pipeline issues, since the PennEast pipeline is slated to cross our farm.  I am also predisposed to regard Indian Tribes as sovereign entities with their own rights that should be respected.  Finally, to build a pipeline to transport fracked materials is not the way to go on a planet that gets warmer each year.

So my question is, do the people stopping in at the Trump store in Lehighton to buy those big flags ever consider environmental issues?  Are they aware of the Dakota pipeline?  Do they care about American Indians?  And if the answer is no to those questions, then what are they thinking about?  What is moving them to vote this way?  No wonder I can’t sleep at night.