The 'God Squad' voted to exempt all oil & gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico...
Which environmentalists fear could mean extinction for the critically endangered Rice’s whale, which has just 50 whales left ONLY in the #GulfOfMexico 👀
The "God Squad' is a panel of 6 high-ranking federal officials on the Endangered Species Committee that decides exemptions in the Endangered Species Act (thus determining if a species survives or goes extinct).
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/climate/trump-god-squad-rices-whale-gulf-oil

Only 50 of these whales are left in existence. Trump’s ‘God Squad’ just chose oil drilling over protecting them
For the fourth time in its history, the Endangered Species Committee met Tuesday to decide whether to grant an exception to federal animal protections. It chose to allow oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico to operate without regard for critical species, such as the Rice’s whale.