The president cited the difficulty of mining on the Arctic island.
“You got to go through hundreds of feet of ice,” he said. That’s not the reason we need it.”
Instead, he said the US needs it for “strategic national security and international security.”
Trump blasts wind energy, criticizing China and Europe in one swipe
Windmills are “all over Europe” and are “losers” bought by “stupid people,” the U.S. president said.
He made it clear that it was European nations that were the “stupid people” buying windmills from China.
It’s part of his broad claims about energy. Trump is promoting oil and coal, traditional fossil fuels, and nuclear energy, while blasting newer, cleaner energy sources.
Calling windmills “those damn things,” he renewed his critiques that they “kill the birds” and “ruin the landscapes.”
Trump mused that China owns the international windmill market but doesn’t use them within its borders.
