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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Oliver Milman

‘It’s nonsensical’: how Trump is making climate the latest culture war

a side-by-side image of Donald Trump and wind turbines
Donald Trump has a habit of attacking green energy sources. Composite: AP, Getty Images

When Donald Trump embarked upon a lengthy complaint at a recent rally about how long it takes to wash his “beautiful luxuriant hair” due to his shower’s low water pressure, he highlighted the expanding assault he and Republicans are launching against even the most obscure environmental policies – a push that’s starting to influence voters.

In his bid to return to the White House, Trump has branded Joe Biden’s attempt to advance electric cars in the US “lunacy”, claiming such vehicles do not work in the cold and that their supporters should “rot in hell”. He’s called offshore wind turbines “horrible”, falsely linking them to the death of whales, while promising to scrap incentives for both wind and electric cars.

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