Climate Politics

Trump Again Vows to Block Wind Turbines During His Presidency

Wind turbine tower sections and blades at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, in 2025. — Wind turbine tower sections and blades at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, in 2025.
Photographer: Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg

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By Ari Natter

March 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM UTC

US President Donald Trump said he wanted to have no wind turbines built during his presidency, reiterating his distaste for the renewable energy source after his administration has made multiple moves to thwart its development.

“I’m proudly telling you that we’re going to try and have no windmills built in the United States during my” administration, Trump said in remarks from the Oval office on Tuesday. “They’re very bad environmentally.”