Here's your daily reminder that the US was not energy independent under Trump, or at any point throughout the past 60 years.

If you take that away from "them," what are you leaving them with?

I would add that Donald Trump, during his term of office, took actions which harmed many oil companies in the United States, according to this article:
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/27/trump-oil-gas-industry-432722