Trump says he wants Keystone XL pipeline built ‘NOW.’ How likely is that? [Video]

The politically charged Keystone XL pipeline is back in the spotlight, with U.S. President Donald Trump pitching the company behind the project to return to the U.S. and “get it built – NOW!”

“I know they were treated very badly by Sleepy Joe Biden, but the Trump Administration is very different — easy approvals, almost immediate start!” wrote Trump on his platform Truth Social on Monday night.

The roughly 1,900-kilometre pipeline was designed to take oil from northern Alberta to the U.S. Midwest. 

The Keystone XL project has a long, tumultuous history, dating back to when it was first proposed in 2008. It was blocked under the Obama administration, then revived by Trump during his first term in the Oval Office, only to be killed again by president Joe Biden on his first day on the job.

Last month, Trump rescinded a Biden-era executive order revoking a permit for the project, Bloomberg Newsreported, in theory opening the door …