US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of wind energy during a visit to Scotland, calling turbines ugly, costly, and harmful to wildlife, Euronews reports.
During a visit to Scotland this week, Donald Trump urged Europe to “stop the windmills”, branding wind energy as ineffective and harmful.
Speaking to reporters at Prestwick Airport upon arriving in the country last Friday, he said, “You see these windmills all over the place, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds, and if they’re stuck in the ocean, ruining your oceans.”
The US President then launched into a tirade about wind energy during a press conference on Sunday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to announce a new trade deal, calling it a “con job” that “doesn’t work”. Speaking at his Turnberry golf resort, he said wind turbines in Aberdeen were “some of the ugliest windmills you’ve ever seen”.
On Monday, during a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump again attacked wind energy, calling turbines “ugly monsters” and urging Starmer to instead back North Sea oil and gas.
