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Trump tells oil chiefs he 'hates wind' as green power gets Mar-a-Lago grilling: report

Presidential frontrunner used fundraising dinner to run down renewables and woo hydrocarbons, says Washington Post

Donald Trump told oil executives he “hates wind” and delivered repeated diatribes against renewable energy during a fund-raising dinner, according to the Washington Post. Trump is said to have focused attention on offshore wind, claiming turbines fail when exposed to saltwater and pledging to give priority to oil & gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. However, his apparent willingness to make campaign promises based on outright hostility to the sector is likely to increasingly alarm investors as his run-off with incumbent Joe Biden approaches – assuming one of Trump’s many legal issues do not prevent him standing.

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