Trump supports completion of Dakota Access PipelineWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said for the first time that he supports the completion of a pipeline project near a North Dakota Indian reservation, which has been the subject of months of protests by tribes and environmentalists.  A communications briefing from Trump’s transition team said despite media reports that Trump owns a stake in Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the pipeline, Trump’s support of the pipeline “has nothing to do with his personal investments and everything to do with promoting policies that benefit all Americans.”   “Those making such a claim are only attempting to distract from the fact that President-elect Trump has put forth serious policy proposals he plans to set in motion on Day One,” said the daily briefing note sent to campaign supporters and congressional staff. Activists have spent months protesting plans to route the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline beneath a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, saying the project poses a threat to water resources and sacred Native American sites. On Thursday, U.S. military veterans were arriving at a camp to join thousands of activists braving snow and freezing temperatures to protest the pipeline. Republican Trump has been a vocal supporter of another high-profile pipeline project, Transcanada’s Keystone XL, which Democratic President Barack Obama denied a permit for last year. Republican North Dakota Senator John Hoeven said he met with Trump’s transition team to discuss the delayed pipeline. “Today, Mr. Trump expressed his support for the Dakota Access Pipeline, which has met or exceeded all environmental standards set forth by four states and the Army Corps of Engineers,” Hoeven said in a statement. “It is important to know that the new administration will work to help us grow and diversify our energy economy and build the energy infrastructure necessary to move it from where it is produced to where it is needed,” he said. politicsNews
trump supports completion dakota access pipelinewashington reuters donald trump thursday said first time supports completion pipeline project near north dakota indian reservation subject months protests tribes environmentalists a communications briefing trump transition team said despite media reports trump owns stake energy transfer partners company building pipeline trump support pipeline nothing personal investments everything promoting policies benefit those making claim attempting distract fact trump put forth serious policy proposals plans set motion day one said daily briefing note sent campaign supporters congressional staff activists spent months protesting plans route billion dakota access pipeline beneath lake near standing rock six reservation saying project poses threat water resources sacred native american sites on thursday military veterans arriving camp join thousands activists braking snow freezing temperatures protest pipeline republican trump vocal supporter another pipeline project transcanada keystone xl democratic president barack obama denied permit last year republican north dakota senator john even said met trump transition team discuss delayed pipeline today trump expressed support dakota access pipeline met exceeded environmental standards set forth four states army corps engineers even said statement it important know new administration work help us grow diversify energy economy build energy infrastructure necessary move produced needed said politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump supports completion of Dakota Access PipelineWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said for the first time that he supports the completion of a pipeline project near a North Dakota Indian reservation, which has been the subject of months of protests by tribes and environmentalists.  A communications briefing from Trump’s transition team said despite media reports that Trump owns a stake in Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the pipeline, Trump’s support of the pipeline “has nothing to do with his personal investments and everything to do with promoting policies that benefit all Americans.”   “Those making such a claim are only attempting to distract from the fact that President-elect Trump has put forth serious policy proposals he plans to set in motion on Day One,” said the daily briefing note sent to campaign supporters and congressional staff. Activists have spent months protesting plans to route the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline beneath a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, saying the project poses a threat to water resources and sacred Native American sites. On Thursday, U.S. military veterans were arriving at a camp to join thousands of activists braving snow and freezing temperatures to protest the pipeline. Republican Trump has been a vocal supporter of another high-profile pipeline project, Transcanada’s Keystone XL, which Democratic President Barack Obama denied a permit for last year. Republican North Dakota Senator John Hoeven said he met with Trump’s transition team to discuss the delayed pipeline. “Today, Mr. Trump expressed his support for the Dakota Access Pipeline, which has met or exceeded all environmental standards set forth by four states and the Army Corps of Engineers,” Hoeven said in a statement. “It is important to know that the new administration will work to help us grow and diversify our energy economy and build the energy infrastructure necessary to move it from where it is produced to where it is needed,” he said. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump supports completion dakota access pipelinewashington reuters donald trump thursday said first time supports completion pipeline project near north dakota indian reservation subject months protests tribes environmentalists a communications briefing trump transition team said despite media reports trump owns stake energy transfer partners company building pipeline trump support pipeline nothing personal investments everything promoting policies benefit those making claim attempting distract fact trump put forth serious policy proposals plans set motion day one said daily briefing note sent campaign supporters congressional staff activists spent months protesting plans route billion dakota access pipeline beneath lake near standing rock six reservation saying project poses threat water resources sacred native american sites on thursday military veterans arriving camp join thousands activists braking snow freezing temperatures protest pipeline republican trump vocal supporter another pipeline project transcanada keystone xl democratic president barack obama denied permit last year republican north dakota senator john even said met trump transition team discuss delayed pipeline today trump expressed support dakota access pipeline met exceeded environmental standards set forth four states army corps engineers even said statement it important know new administration work help us grow diversify energy economy build energy infrastructure necessary move produced needed said politicsnews