Sam Raus: What Trump’s 2031 Fuel-Economy Reset Really Means for America

The Trump administration’s newly unveiled plan to slash federal CAFE standards through 2031 has ignited a national fight over fuel costs, emissions, EV adoption, and the future of American auto manufacturing.

Sam Raus, the David Boaz Resident Writing Fellow at Young Voices, a political analyst, and public relations professional, offers nonpartisan analysis that explains how these overlapping policies reshape consumer costs, industry incentives, and the path of U.S. energy innovation. He joins Mattie Grace Watson on WRFH to discuss.