The Wildcatter and Trump: An Unusual Duo Reshapes U.S. Energy

The Wildcatter and Trump: An Unusual Duo Reshapes U.S. Energy

The executives dining at the White House to celebrate President Trump’s $300 million ballroom — and their role in financing it — were a who’s who of American industry. Many hailed from companies that are household names, like Microsoft, OpenAI and Comcast. Seated among them was Harold G. Hamm, the 13th child of Oklahoma sharecroppers and founder of an oil company, Continental Resources, that is little known outside of energy circles. Mr. Hamm is…