Trump Hates Windmills—and It Has Nothing to Do With His Bogus Cancer Claims

‘AESTHETIC DISASTER’

Trump claimed Tuesday that windmills cause cancer. But his long hate-affair with the renewable energy began in 2006, when he didn’t wanted them near his golf course in Scotland.

Senior National Reporter

Published Apr. 3 2019 12:27PM EDT

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There are many things Donald Trump publicly hates: the media, Hillary Clinton, Robert Mueller’s probe, and even Meryl Streep.

But his hatred for windmills has been long and enduring, dating all the way back to 2006, when they interfered with his plans for a golf course on the Scottish coast.

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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Trump Hates Windmills—and It Has Nothing to Do With His Bogus Cancer Claims

Trump claimed Tuesday that windmills cause cancer. But his long hate-affair with the renewable energy began in 2006, when he didn’t wanted them near his golf course in Scotland.

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Pilar Melendez