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Donald Trump: “Last year I took action to save 74 coal power plants from…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 36:39

Kills them all. You know, if you shoot a beautiful bald eagle, they put you in jail for five years. Windmills kill them by the thousands. Okay, figure that one out. Last year I took action to save 74 coal power plants from crushing restrictions and regulations. They were putting them out of business that would have forced them to shut down, including four plants we saved right here in Kentucky. (36:39–36:47)

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