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Donald Trump: “We were destroying our grid because we were relying on wind…”

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

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… does that do to the reliability of our energy grid, but to the economies as well, of states like Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wyoming? How does it bolster those economies? Well, We were destroying our grid because we were relying on wind and other things that don't have the power, they don't have the strength. They're very expensive. Wind is the most expensive form of energy. It sounds good wind, beautiful wind, but, you know, it's very intermittent. But those windmills cost a fortune. (40:54–41:01)

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Asserts that reliance on wind energy was destroying the U.S. energy grid.

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