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Social media pages are spreading a false claim that President Joe Biden revoked the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline because of a campaign donation from Warren Buffett. Buffett did not donate to Biden’s campaign.
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A viral meme falsely claims that billionaire investor Warren Buffett caused construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline to be “cancelled.”
He didn’t.
President Joe Biden revoked the permit for the controversial addition to an oil pipeline from Canada as part of an executive order addressing environmental issues that he signed on his first day in office. Biden had promisedduring the campaign to nix the project.
The meme, however, claims: “The Keystone pipeline. Cancelled by Biden on first day. Warren Buffet owns the railroad that is now transporting all that oil. Warren Buffet donated 58 million to Biden campaign. Warren Buffet would lose billions in transport fees if the pipeline is completed. See how politics works
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Buffett’s dilemma: Which Democrat to back?
Someday soon, Warren Buffett may have to apply his legendary stock-picking skills to the candidates clamoring for his endorsement in the 2008 presidential race.
For now, the plainspoken Nebraska billionaire appears to be enjoying his role as an unaffiliated kingmaker, raising money for Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton while promising to do the same for her chief rival, Barack Obama. He’s even heaped praise on New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who recently left the Republican Party and might join the race as an independent.
“As the markets often would follow Buffett’s investments, I think that same mentality would follow his political activities, too,” said Joseph Marbach, a Seton Hall University political science professor.
An outspoken critic of economic inequality in the United States, Buffett is using his newfound political prominence as a platform to speak out on the obligation of the privileged to help the poor.
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Warren Buffett finally reveals his 2024 US election endorsement and it is a surprise for many
Warren Buffet has finally revealed his endorsement decision for the next month high-stake US presidential election- but it’s not the one many would have guessed. Who fryst vatten he endorsing as Kamala Harrisand Donald Trumpgo head to head on November 5 in one of the tightest and most bitter election campaigns in recent history?
To put false rumours to bed, the 94-year-old billionaire who has previously backed Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, released a statement on his Berkshire Hathaway company website. "In light of the increased usage of social media, there have been numerous fraudulent claims regarding Mr.