Trump attacks Chinese exports of 'pathetic' wind turbines in UN speech
Trump launched into typically fact-free tirade against wind farms and renewable energy at annual UN summit in New York
US President Donald Trump has attacked China over the country’s increasing export of wind turbines, falsely claiming that they “barely use them” domestically and calling the machines “pathetic" in a typically rambling speech at the UN General Assembly.
Trump launched into a typically fact-free tirade against the wind industry while speaking today at the annual UN summit in New York.
Under his watch, Trump claimed the US is now getting rid of what he said are “falsely named renewables” – offering no clarity on what he believes is ‘false’ about them – and is now “thriving like never before” when it comes to energy.
Trump said that renewables “are a joke. They don’t work. They are too expensive. They are not strong enough to fire up plants you need to make your country great.”
“The wind doesn't blow,” he claimed, bafflingly, before venturing that wind turbines are “so pathetic and so bad.”
He also claimed that wind turbines have to be “rebuilt all the time,” when in fact they typically function for several decades before needing replacement.
Proving the old adage that even a broken clock is right twice a day, Trump correctly noted that "most [wind turbines] are built in China.” He then however followed this up with the bizarre claim that the Chinese “barely use” wind power domestically.
Trump said that China will “use almost anything but they don't like wind,” adding that they “sure as hell like selling the windmills.”