US EditionTrump Claims Wind Turbines Kill All U.S.'s 'Beautiful Bald Eagles,' but Shares Image of Dead Falcon in Israel
Trump mistakenly shared a 2017 photo of a dead falcon from an Israeli wind farm as a U.S. bald eagle, sparking criticism and highlighting his ongoing opposition to wind energy.
- On Tuesday, Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social a photo of a dead bird beneath a wind turbine and claimed windmills are killing Bald Eagles.
- Dating to at least 2012, Trump has opposed windmills, testifying before the Scottish Parliament and making derogatory claims last year, including that windmills cause cancer.
- Fact-Checking revealed Google Lens traced the image to Haaretz in 2017 and The Times of Israel in 2019, crediting the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and identifying the bird as a falcon, not a bald eagle.
- The White House amplified the post, which was viewed millions of times as outlets noted the image was not a U.S. bald eagle; in December, the administration halted permits on thousands of new wind energy projects.
- Policy moves reflect Trump’s opposition as he sued to block 11 wind turbines at Turnberry golf resort and rolled back Biden-era clean energy programs, framing wind power as costly.
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Internet calls Trump ‘insane’ after he misidentifies US symbol
President Donald Trump’s latest rant against wind energy unraveled almost instantly after he posted a photo claiming turbines were killing “beautiful Bald Eagles.” The problem: the bird wasn’t a bald eagle at all, but a falcon — and the image wasn’t even from the United States. Social media users quickly noted Hebrew text on the turbine, and The Guardian traced the photo to a 2017 report from Israel. The blunder sparked widespread mockery online…
Grandpa Pudding Brains' windmill fixation once again embarrasses
Perpetually unaware and refusing to be held back by facts, Donald Trump mourned a long-dead Israeli falcon as a bald eagle, to disparage the wind. Talk about being gone with the wind. Unable to identify a bald eagle, Trump saw an old photo of a dead bird and decided it was further proof that windmills are evil. — Read the rest The post Grandpa Pudding Brains' windmill fixation once again embarrasses appeared first on Boing Boing.
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“Wind turbines are killing all our beautiful eagles!” claims the President of the United States in a post on his social network, Truth. Except the accompanying photo is several years old and shows a falcon…
Donald Trump took a falcon from a wind turbine for the eagle, which is the national emblem of the United States.
Donald Trump took a falcon from a eagle wind turbine that is the national emblem of the United States, sharing a photo Tuesday on his Truth Social platform in order to challenge wind energy, one of his black beasts.
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