His team has been trying to defuse the controversy for 24 hours. Donald Trump’s energy secretary is in hot water after a huge gaffe during a speech at the inauguration of a new pipeline project in Pennsylvania.
A second mistake in a month
The phrase, taken out of context and immediately shared on social media, was attempted to be covered up by his team. The Ministry of Energy published excerpts from Chris Wright’s speech that did not contain the comment about the “wrong direction.”
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy was forced to deny any deliberate editing on YouTube, citing a “standard edit.” “The secretary was referring to the wrong direction the country was taking under the administration of Joe Biden and other Democratic leaders,” the spokesperson assured regarding the famous phrase.
This gaffe comes a month after another mistake by Chris Wright. The 61-year-old politician had shared a fake video on social media claiming that the American navy had helped a tanker cross the Strait of Hormuz. The video was quickly taken down and the authorities blamed the error on Wright’s team.
