FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after an announcement of a trade deal between the U.S. and EU, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Scientists and environmentalists all over the world view wind power as one of the green-energy vehicles for fighting back against the destruction of climate change. But U.S. President Donald Trump, an unwavering proponent of fossil fuels, often promotes the conspiracy theory that wind turbines cause cancer. And he reiterated his disdain for wind power during a late July visit to Scotland.
Meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Trump declared “And the other thing I say to Europe: We will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States. They’re killing us."
The U.S. president went on to say, "They’re killing the beauty of our scenery, our valleys, our beautiful plains ― and I’m not talking about airplanes. I’m talking about beautiful plains, beautiful areas in the United States, and you look up and you see windmills all over the place. It's a horrible thing. It's the most expensive form of energy. It's no good. They're made in China, almost all of them."
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HuffPost's Ed Mazza was quick to debunk Trump's claims, noting, "Much of what the president said was wildly inaccurate. Germany gets more than a quarter of its energy from wind. Turbines last about 30 years, not eight. According to the U.S Department of Energy, it’s not the most expensive form of energy, and they’re not 'almost all' made in China."
Trump's claims about wind energy are generating a lot of discussion on X, formerly Twitter—much of it negative.
Progressive firebrand and former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan tweeted, "His insane obsessions - windmills, toilet flushes, shower pressure - get not even 1% of the coverage, or mental health discussions, as Joe Biden’s verbal gaffes and frailty did."
PoliticusUSA's Sarah Reese Jones posted, "This is a total mental collapse by Trump, who shows that at 80 years old, he can't travel as he goes off on a babbling, lie-filled rant about windmills and whales while meeting with the president of the European Commission.
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Self-described "proud Democrat" Ron Smith wrote, "Two minutes of Trump rambling about windmills and whales: 'Wind doesn't work. It ruins the landscape, it kills the birds. They are noisy. Whales... it's driving em' crazy... They are environmentally unsound. It's the worst form of energy.' Trump is a global embarrassment."
Journalist John Nicolson commented, "Incoherent gibberish from #Trump in #Scotland."
The American Saga's Zaid Jilani tweeted, "Five city-owned grocery stores is communism but the president saying you can’t build a windmill anywhere in America is what?
Jilani also posted, "Trump has always hated windmills. Why does he hate them so much?
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