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Donald Trump: “They make noise when they're out in the ocean. They're big…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 20:09

It's the most expensive form of energy there is. People hate it when they become visible from their house. When you see them from a house, the value goes down by 50% and more. They make noise when they're out in the ocean. They're big. Bad for the sea life, very bad for the whales, obviously, because they wash up on shore, like, nine times more than they did without them. No, they are really bad and they cost a lot of money. You know, there's not a wind farm that's put up without subsidy. (20:09–20:21)

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Asserts that ocean windmills harm sea life and increase whale beachings.

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