US President Trump posted today (September 8) saying: "Amazing phenomenon - any country that relies on wind power is doomed. Their energy costs have soared, and the public is angry. Windmills (referring to wind power) not only kill birds, but also 'kill' many bad politicians, who thus lost their jobs!"
Comments: Trump has always been skeptical and opposed to renewable energy. In his view, maximizing the use of fossil fuels is the correct path for America's energy development. He is determined to promote the development of traditional energy industries to meet the needs of related interest groups.
Trump believes that wind power pushes up electricity prices through high subsidies and backup power, causing public dissatisfaction. Combined with controversies such as landscape destruction, noise, and disturbance to birds, this has led to the defeat of pro-wind power politicians in elections. Therefore, he equates "a country relying on windmills" with economic self-destruction and political suicide. He observed that some ruling parties in Europe (Germany, Denmark, the UK) and Canada that strongly supported wind power saw a sharp drop in votes in subsequent elections, and he described this phenomenon as "windmills killing politicians." Additionally, the Democratic Biden administration supports the development of new energy, while Trump contrasts himself by opposing wind power and other renewable energy sources.
However, Trump's remarks are full of flaws and detached from reality. In recent years, many countries around the world have actively developed wind power with significant results, and there is no situation he claimed where "relying on wind power means doom." Take China, for example, as a global leader in wind power, China set a new record for newly installed wind capacity in 2024, accounting for a considerable proportion of the global total. Not only did it not cause energy costs to soar, but it also achieved remarkable results in optimizing the energy structure and reducing carbon emissions.
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