Trump, 80, Calls Nations with Wind Turbines “Losers” in Oval Office Rant

President Donald Trump, now 80, used a recent Oval Office briefing to denounce wind turbines, asserting that any country with windmills is a loser. He tied the criticism to broader concerns about Europe’s immigration and energy policies, claiming wind farms waste money. The president’s hostility toward wind dates to a Scottish project near his Aberdeenshire golf course more than a decade ago, and he has repeatedly alleged health and environmental harms despite lacking evidence.

Experts highlighted that wind generated roughly 10.5% of U.S. electricity in 2025 and that the grid relies on multiple sources and storage. The White House did not respond to media inquiries, and fact-checkers have previously disproved Trump’s claim that wind outages caused a TV blackout during a 2024 debate. The administration has previously described wind energy as a costly, unreliable “scam of the century.”