However it was a collection of statements that Trump made throughout a collection of remarks in Sioux Middle that prompted President Joe Biden’s reelection marketing campaign to slam the previous president as “confused.”
Trump earlier in his remarks spoke of the necessity to “drill, drill, drill” for oil and opined that wind energy was “extraordinarily costly” earlier than pointing to China because the producer of windmills.
Trump, confused: Over the seas and over our land. After which they need us to have clear. I stated wait, we’re gonna be clear nevertheless it’s all flying. Simply keep in mind that. Does that make sense? In different phrases, it’s all coming via the currents via the air, they’ll identify it pic.twitter.com/bvkgaMakCY
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) January 6, 2024
“Keep in mind this: the currents, each sea and air, they fly proper over our nation,” he stated. “The present, the water comes down the Pacific, proper out of China, so once they dump their rubbish within the Pacific it comes proper down alongside our coast, on the West Coast previous Los Angeles.”
“A lot of it pours onto our land, however our waters are very soiled as a result of they dump their rubbish within the ocean and it is a few 4 or 5 day journey,” he continued. “The tides convey it by. No person ever talks about that.”
Trump stated that the US wanted “clear coal” and pure fuel, and pledged to “defend our miners.” The previous president then continued to debate air pollution and currents.
“Once they hearth up their vegetation and all of that air pollution comes over the seas and it comes proper over our land. After which they need us to have clear,” he stated. “I stated wait, ‘We’re gonna be clear nevertheless it’s all flying.’ Simply keep in mind that. Does that make sense?”
“In different phrases, it is all coming via the currents, via the air, all of it comes,” he continued. “They will identify it, they’ll say precisely the place it will be and when.”
Trump additionally expressed his frustration on the Biden administration’s push for wind power whereas nations like China proceed to eat substantial quantities of fossil fuels.
With Biden anticipated to win the Democratic presidential nomination and Trump nonetheless the frontrunner for the GOP nomination, a rematch of their 2020 contest later this yr appears more and more seemingly. Whereas Trump and his allies have sought to make a problem of the 81-year-old Biden’s age, it’s unclear how a lot Democrats will lob the problem again on the GOP in a contest in opposition to the 77-year-old Trump.
