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Donald Trump: “The energy [from windmills] is by far the most expensive.”

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

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President Trump makes announcement with Lee Zeldin

Published | Video Starts at 18:54

Europe has gone, as you know, it's gone to. Europe isn't even recognizable anymore. Between immigration and because of, you know, environmental things like the windmills which are taking over, the people hate them. The energy [from windmills] is by far the most expensive. And we're fighting very hard to make sure that they don't get built. I hope we don't have one built. During my administration, we inherited some contracts where they've gone down the line a little bit. (18:54–18:57)

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Asserts that wind energy is the most expensive form of energy.

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