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Arnold Schwarzenegger Just Called Donald Trump Out on His Plan to Expand Offshore Drilling and We're Cheering
(Photos by @Schwarzenegger/Twitter and Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

At the beginning of the year, the Trump administration announced an expansion of offshore drilling encompassing nearly all of the United States coastline. The move came after the administration proposed rolling back offshore drilling safety regulations.

Within days, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced an exemption for Florida because of its "unique" economic dependence on its shores. States also dependent on coastal industries shared their outrage and noted that President Trump's lucrative Mar-a-Lago resort profits from that Florida coastline.

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