The Trump administration just invoked a never-before used “National security” loophole to strip ALL Endangered Species Act protections from oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. They convened a little-known panel called the “God Squad” (a group of cabinet officials with the power to override species protections). Not one project. Not one species. At least 20 threatened and endangered species. The Rice whale ONLY lives in the Gulf. There are roughly 51 left on Earth. A law professor said it plainly: Trump could become the first person in history to knowingly drive a species to extinction.