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Trump Tells Americans to Recall Event That Never Happened

President Donald Trump has again repeated a false claim about wind power, telling Americans to remember a nationwide television outage that never happened while criticising renewable energy during a speech at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington.

Trump repeats familiar wind power claim

Speaking on Thursday, Trump renewed his attacks on wind energy, which he has long criticised, and claimed people were unable to watch a presidential debate because "the wind wasn't blowing."

Referring to renewable energy policies, Trump said the country had been "scammed" by what he called the "Green New Scam." He then described a fictional scenario in which households could not watch a debate between himself and then-President Joe Biden because wind turbines had stopped generating electricity.

The anecdote has featured in Trump's speeches before, despite having no factual basis.

Electricity grids use a mix of power sources rather than relying solely on wind generation, allowing supply to continue even when wind speeds are low. Battery storage systems can also store surplus wind energy for use when production falls.

Debate attracted millions of viewers

Trump's story centred on his June 2024 debate with Biden. However, the debate was watched by tens of millions of Americans, with more than 51 million viewers tuning in on television alone, according to Nielsen estimates.

Many of those viewers were in Texas, the country's largest producer of wind-generated electricity. The Republican-led state remains the leading producer of wind power in the United States while also being the most populous state won by Trump in the 2024 election.

Although the Biden administration promoted renewable energy and set a goal of achieving 100% clean electricity by 2035, the Green New Deal never became law. The proposal, introduced by progressive Democrats as a non-binding congressional resolution, called for a decade-long transition to clean, renewable and zero-emission energy sources.

Federal data shows wind energy accounted for about 10% of US net electricity generation in 2024.

Additional disputed claims

Trump also repeated other claims that have been challenged.

He said California experiences "brownouts and blackouts every weekend," despite there being no evidence to support that assertion. A spokesperson for California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state has not experienced rolling blackouts for nearly six years and has not issued emergency Flex Alert conservation requests since 2022, citing investments in clean energy and battery storage.

The president also said the United States had attracted "$19.2 trillion" in investment during his first 12 months back in office and complained he received "no credit" for it.

However, no evidence has been provided to support that figure, and the total investment received during the current presidential term falls well short of the amount Trump cited.

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fredwiggy Star Member

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9 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

He's 80 years old, has severe dementia and is falling apart physically. When "his time's up" he's not going anywhere but in a box.thumbsup

Where else would one go? Maybe to the temple if they're Buddhist or into a waterway.

Beat666 Advanced Member

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I believe dear Donald might be a bit confused since he's currently on his honeymoon with Gianni Infantino in Cape Verde. It's understandable if FattyDonald gets things mixed up a bit, considering his age and that he's busy enjoying a bromance with Gianni all to himself.

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rudi49jr Platinum Member

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Trump’s own people have admitted that nothing untoward happened during the 2020 (and 2022 and 2024) elections. That doesn’t stop the toddler in chief from whining (i.e. lying) about the 2020 election being stolen from him every chance he gets. Which is literally every day.

So no great surprise that he lied about the wind energy. Especially seeing as how he’s always had a totally unfounded hate for anything even remotely related to renewable energy, like wind and solar.

candide Star Member

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Here's what the moron posted! 😅

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pomchop Ruby Member

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6 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

They get to give him an award he likes getting awards and acknowledgment for telling more lies than any president in history for that matter he probably tells more lies than all the presidents combined he’s a con man you can see what he’s done to the economy you can see about the gas prices and then let’s look at his financial and his family status now that he’s been president he’s quad triple his own pockets he thinks of his own pockets and that’s it I liked I was hearing on TV talk about Lincoln having two desks one for business and one for the country he’s such a liar this guy I don’t know how people could like them or vote for him he’s totally screwed up America’s gonna take years to fix what he’s done he’s taken away the officers of people that could protect the public he’s disbanded anything that has to do with equal rights and I think he’s really prejudiced as I said the country has gone down the tube since he’s taken over TIA

The award that he certainly deserves is BIGGEST CONMAN EVER.

Millions of people either just love to be lied to or they are too stupid to know a lie when they hear it over and over or too lazy to educate themselves to the truth with a two minute google search. "I love the uneducated" one of few true things he tells his cult.

JAG Ruby Member

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11 hours ago, Purdey said:

Why is American media so patient with Trump? Instead of using the word "liar" they say there is no evidence. He is clearly lying to the people on purpose so the media should call it out.

Too many lies and they start to be believed.

Partly because much of the US media has an interventionist politically motivated ownership, and perhaps because Trump himself is always willing to exert legal and regulatory pressure on them. Having a free critical press is not exactly high on his agenda!

Suetape Silver Member

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5 hours ago, BLMFem said:

He's 80 years old, has severe dementia and is falling apart physically. When "his time's up" he's not going anywhere but in a box.thumbsup

Hoping this 80 year old is still around to witness it! The sooner the better!

BLMFem Star Member

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14 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Great 1st post on this thread. If I was the 2nd post I would have said what's next will be full of posts from members suffering from the same thing Trump, the President of The United States, called the fake media on the night. Sadly on here I cannot say it so I'll let Google AI do it.

AI Overview

At the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Donald Trump labeled the attending journalists as a large group of "Trump <removed>" (<removed>) people.

Only the blind and stupid or those who can't see past their nose could say that the legacy media is not obsessed with pushing the left's narrative of "hate the orange man."

Obviously this post will trigger many if not most on here but fact is you're being conned by an ever increasingly radical left and it's propaganda arm the legacy media . I used to be left of centre and my social ideals still sit there with things like abortion, drug legalisation or decriminalisation, universal education and health care, no death penalty, social secruity etc. Sadly now the left is more about woke ideology such as mass immigration, soft on crime, authoritarianism and restricting freedom of speech to name a few things. Problem is what was centre then has moved WAY left and I now find myself somewhat right of centre. This is precisely why Trump won the lot in the last election. The woke left now woke/socialist/communist call it whatever you like will leave even more voters behind on their journey further and further to the left. The Democratic Party is in turmoil. As it is AOC is the front runner for POTUS nomination. Bring it on. Doesn't matter if it's Vance or Rubio she has no hope. The debates will be farcical.

Who wrote the text you quoted and what promt/question was given to the AI?

dinsdale Star Member

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3 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Who wrote the text you quoted and what promt/question was given to the AI?

Deflection.

BLMFem Star Member

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6 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Deflection.

Just as I thought. Fabrication lamely disguised as "facts" from an AI source.

Pathetic.😂

dinsdale Star Member

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14 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Just as I thought. Fabrication lamely disguised as "facts" from an AI source.

Pathetic.😂

Fabrication. How so? He said it. It was broadcast LIVE. Yet again though another deflection away from the lunacy the Democratic Party has devolved into and the MSM sheeple that can't see it. HATE TRUMP. That's it and that's all it is. There's a common term for that now but alas censorship won't allow me to post it.

SiSePuede419 Ruby Member

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Bryan Kohberger Says He’s Innocent of Idaho Murders and Seeks to Take Back Guilty Plea

Bryan Kohberger told “The New York Times” that he is seeking to challenge his murder conviction, saying his “actual innocence is my truth”

Oh look! Mr Kohlberger is taking inspiration from Donald Trump.

Whatever you say is your "truth".

If you believe something, it must be true

NOT GUILTY! 🙃

Cory1848 Silver Member

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10 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Fabrication. How so? He said it. It was broadcast LIVE. Yet again though another deflection away from the lunacy the Democratic Party has devolved into and the MSM sheeple that can't see it. HATE TRUMP. That's it and that's all it is. There's a common term for that now but alas censorship won't allow me to post it.

I see exactly this kind of lashing out from you people all the time, and frankly, you’re not quite thinking it through. Hate Trump? Actually, Trump was just fine as a game-show host, as a tabloid celebrity, even as a common grifter (as long as you weren’t sending thousands of dollars to Trump University).

 

The problem is, that particular skill set does not convey to the job of US president. Trump is still behaving like a tabloid celebrity, a television star, a grifter. The job of president requires intelligence, and managerial and diplomatic skills, and a sense of civic duty, which Trump simply does not possess. He stays up all night posting cartoons depicting himself as a hero. Do I hate Trump? Actually I feel kinda sorry for the guy.

 

And just stop with the attacks on the “mainstream media”; such attacks are boring and lame, and so predictable. You can get a pretty clear picture of Trump’s character, and his failures as president, through his own statements and actions.

 

Sheeple? I get information from a variety of sources and am able to logically synthesize it and form my own opinions. You people would follow Trump off a cliff. Baaa-aa-aa-aa!

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