US EditionFACT FOCUS: Trump Misrepresents Facts About Wind Power During Cabinet Meeting
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale debunked 11 false claims by Trump on tariffs, inflation, aid to Ukraine, wind energy, Social Security taxes, and troop numbers in South Korea.
- President Donald Trump made inaccurate statements about wind power and related topics during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday at the White House.
- Trump repeated false claims that California experiences weekly blackouts and brownouts, which state spokesperson Daniel Villasenor refuted via email stating the state has had no rotating outages since 2020.
- Trump asserted that China barely uses wind and solar energy, despite China being the world leader in wind power capacity and manufacturing with large onshore and offshore farms and 1.3 terawatts in development.
- Trump falsely claimed the US provided over $300 billion in wartime aid to Ukraine exceeding Europe’s $100 billion, and that the US has 45,000 soldiers in South Korea, statements contradicted by official data showing fewer troops and narrower aid gaps.
- The executive order Trump signed on Monday aims to phase out subsidies for wind and solar energy, a move critics say cedes leadership to China and risks jobs, while experts highlight wind power’s cost competitiveness and growing global adoption.
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Trump misrepresents facts about wind power during Cabinet meeting
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