The Real Reason Trump Hates ‘Windmills’

While Donald Trump occasionally rolls out new lines for his rally speeches and interviews based on a hot topic of the day, his rants have largely stayed the same for many years. One topic Trump has brought up at nearly every appearance is his hatred of wind turbines, which he calls “windmills.”

His obsession with wind turbines—which he blames for a variety of domestic and foreign policy ills—originates from a dispute he had with the Scottish Parliament over windmills near his golf course outside Aberdeen, Scotland, two decades ago.

Trump has floated many conspiracies and criticisms of “windmills,” most of them completely inane. He also does this even though it typically doesn’t provoke a strong reaction from his MAGA rally crowds—which is a bit unusual.

Read more at The Daily Beast.