US Export Bank Quietly Approves $5 Billion Loan to French Company With Ties to Foreign Adversaries, Sparking Conservative Criticism
A federal agency quietly approved a $5 billion loan on Thursday to fund a liquefied natural gas facility in Mozambique owned by TotalEnergies, a French company that has a history of working with foreign adversaries, including Iran, Russia, and China. The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s decision to finance TotalEnergies’ LNG project is facing backlash from conservatives