President-elect Donald Trump will sign “close to 100” executive orders in the hours after taking office, including the declaration of “a national energy emergency” with an “Unleash American Energy” executive order and a corresponding slate of policy directives and actions designed to animate his “drill baby drill” energy agenda. During a call, a White House official confirmed Trump would declare a national energy emergency because “the high costs of energy are unnecessary.” “They are by design. It is a cause of policy. We can address that,” the official said. The official said the “overall theme” of Trump’s “Unleash American Energy” executive order is national security. The urgency of an executive order “is crucial because we are in an AI race with China, and our ability to produce domestic American energy is so crucial such that we can generate the electricity and power that’s needed to stay at the global forefront of technology, that national energy will unlock,” teh official said….