Lurch's comment was every bit as reminiscent, poignant, and masterful as Marie Antoinette's lofty statement (which she did not make, but popular culture attributes to her):
"Let them eat cake."
We all know what happened to Marie as part of the French Revolution. Her condescension and arrogance got her a trip to the guillotine.
Lurch has to justify his existence, so he will come before the cameras and say stupid shit like this, but the media will gloss over it and help him justify himself.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but DJT did not have an "energy czar" or whatever the hell Lurch thinks he's doing. He's no more an energy czar than I am a ketchup producer.