Trump Cabinet members actions and issues (second term): on Technology


Sean Duffy: We're dealing with really old equipment at our airports

The equipment that we use, much of it we can't buy parts for new. We have to go on eBay and buy parts if one part goes down. You're dealing with really old equipment. We're dealing with copper wires, not fiber, not high-speed fiber. And so this is concerning. Is it safe? Yes, we have redundancies, multiple redundancies in place to keep you safe when you fly. But we should also recognize we're seeing stress on an old network, and it's time to fix it.
Source: Meet the Press: 2025 Trump Cabinet interviews May 11, 2025

JD Vance: Left-wing is biggest driver of mass censorship

The biggest driver of mass censorship in the last five years, it actually wasn't the Europeans. They were the victims of it in a lot of ways. It was coming from the Biden administration. This whole crazy left-wing idea that we're not allowed to debate ideas, that we're not allowed to discuss things, that we have to silence people, censor them, throw them in jail for silently praying outside of an abortion clinic. These ideas are going to destroy Western civilization. They're going to destroy Europe, and they would destroy the United States of America if we allowed them to fester. Thank God, we have a President now who believes in free speech, but the danger is still there. The danger is there in Europe. The danger is there in the United States of America. We have to ask ourselves the questions as leaders: "Are we willing to defend people even if we disagree with what they say?" If you're not willing to do that, I don't think you're fit to lead Europe or the United States of America.
Source: Fox News: Hannity interview (2025 Trump Cabinet series) Apr 9, 2025

Lee Zeldin: No state or federal electric vehicle mandates

Q: One way that you have defended the change that the government is not going to regulate carbon dioxide, is to say that this is going to help consumers save money, basically, pay less for their cars.

ZELDIN: As it relates to carbon dioxide, I think it's important for people to note that there has been a greening of the planet that's been taking place. It's important to note that emissions have been down. And part of your question was also with regards to the amount of money that's being saved. We at the Trump administration promote consumer choice. We don't believe that states and the federal government should be advancing any form of an electric vehicle mandate. This proposal rescinds the greenhouse gas emissions on vehicles that followed, light, medium, and heavy-duty, and the off-cycle credits like the incentives for the hated start-stop feature and other aspects that we have heard from Americans from across this country.

Source: CNN SOTU 2025 interview on Trump Cabinet Aug 3, 2025

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