‘I never understood wind’: Trump goes on bizarre tirade against windmills

Donald Trump delivered a series of rambling and often nonsensical remarks about windmills on Saturday. Speaking to young conservatives in West Palm Beach, Florida, the US president said: ‘You know, I know windmills very much. They’re noisy. They kill the birds. You want to see a bird graveyard? Go under a windmill some day. You’ll see more birds than you’ve ever seen in your life.’ He then went on to talk about toxic fumes ‘spewing into the air’ and express concerns about the aesthetics of wind turbines before finally labelling himself ‘an environmentalist’ Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► ‘I never understood wind’: Trump goes on bizarre tirade against windmills ► Support the Guardian ► Today in Focus podcast ► The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► Owe