President Donald Trump is urging the leadership in New York state to approve a proposed natural gas pipeline that he claimed will save residents thousands of dollars per year on energy costs.

“If New York, Connecticut, and New England had their Pipelines, savings from Heating alone would go down $2,300 per family — When you add Air Conditioning, and other things, you would have a $5,000 savings per family. All we need is a simple approval from New York. Every other State in New England, plus Connecticut, wants this, in order to help the Environment, and save BIG money,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday.

Despite Trump’s belief that the pipeline will reduce energy costs in the Northeast by 70%, the company tasked with the construction isn’t willing to move on anything until the governors of the local states sign off.

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