A key energy policy official has departed just two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, even as the White House tries to recruit more experts on the sector.
Oliver McPherson-Smith, a White House energy policy advisor, has left his position two months into Trump's second term, after helping establish the National Energy Dominance Council. His departure reduces the number of energy experts advising Trump, even as the White House seeks to recruit more and weighs policy shifts and tariffs. Blake Deeley, formerly with the American Clean Power Association, has joined the White House. Staffing decisions have been complicated by recusals. Trump relies on the Energy Dominance Council and figures like Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Harold Hamm for energy policy guidance.