President Trump joked about 'fat foxes' during first call with Starmer
Morgan McSweeney said officials in the room struggled to stay composed as Trump claimed wind turbines were killing birds and fattening foxes.
- In his first phone call with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Donald Trump claimed Britain was full of "fat foxes walking around Scotland eating dead birds" because of wind turbines, according to former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney.
- Trump has long railed against wind energy, arguing it damages landscapes and kills wildlife; his animosity dates back to a battle over a wind farm off the coast of his golf course near Aberdeen, Scotland.
- Downing Street officials were "barely able to contain themselves because it was so funny," McSweeney told the BBC, as they struggled to maintain professional composure during the historic conversation.
- Evidence does not support the theory that foxes are growing unusually fat; researchers note that wind turbines cause fewer bird deaths per unit of energy than fossil fuel sources.
- This revelation, shared in McSweeney's first public interview, illustrates the unconventional nature of diplomatic exchanges between the two leaders, which typically focus on defense or trade policy.
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