Scotland Waited Exactly Two Days After Trump Left To Do Something So Hilariously Petty
It literally was one of the first things he said on arrival:
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"Stop the windmills. You're ruining your countries. I really mean it. It's so sad."
It came up in his meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: "They're killing the beauty of our scenery, our valleys, our beautiful plains. I'm not talking about airplanes, I'm talking about beautiful PLAINS."
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And yep, again, when he met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer:
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Soooo, Trump left Scotland earlier this week, and the Scottish Government announced something that is going to make him very, very angry.
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They just approved the world's biggest offshore windfarm.
Yes, they are getting a shit ton of windmills, and Sky reported that the wind farm "could generate enough electricity each year to power every household in Scotland around twice over."
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The First Minister told Sky, "We [the US and Scotland] are not going to be able to agree on all subjects and I am a believer in climate change."
Now we wait for that 2 a.m. wildly unhinged windmill rant!
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