# Did Trump actually halt the development of wind turbines "for national security reasons"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 4, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770 "2026-05-04T01:48:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770/21 "2026-05-10T19:09:54Z")
I wonder how stable Trumps mineral rights are… ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770/22 "2026-05-10T19:36:05Z")
> [@Ancient\_Nerd](#): > > How about leaking oil drilling platforms? When has a leaking oil drilling platform killed birds, unlike those deadly wind turbines? (Sarcasm intended, if not obvious.) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770/23 "2026-05-10T21:17:03Z")
I seem to recall that Ted Kennedy also had a hate-on for wind turbines, because of some “ruining the view” at Martha’s Vinyard. Am I the only one who actually finds them rather picturesque? ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770/24 "2026-05-10T23:30:48Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Am I the only one who actually finds them rather picturesque? You are not. I even find those ultra high voltage power lines marching across a landscape rather picturesque. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770/25 "2026-05-11T10:45:37Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Am I the only one who actually finds them rather picturesque? Not at all. They are beautiful, and a testament to our ingenuity. Since they show that _some_ people can actually **think** , Trump hates them. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770/26 "2026-07-30T23:10:46Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > What if we put the windmills inside a ballroom? We really need “Like” buttons on the 'Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770/27 "2026-07-31T02:37:38Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I seem to recall that Ted Kennedy also had a hate-on for wind turbines, because of some “ruining the view” at Martha’s Vinyard. He had a hate on for those particular windmills. It was kind of silly of him to object to those but it was basically NIMBY. I don’t think he opposed windmills in general, but I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770/28 "2026-07-31T03:10:09Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Am I the only one who actually finds them rather picturesque? No, I do too. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770/29 "2026-07-31T12:29:49Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Am I the only one who actually finds them rather picturesque? They’re beautiful. And a testament to mans ingenuity. So of course people with negative taste (seriously, negative. Look at the Oval Office) that can’t figure out what end of a hammer to use hate them. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770/30 "2026-07-31T20:42:55Z")
I find them attractive. And you know what else I find attractive? Long distance power lines. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-actually-halt-the-development-of-wind-turbines-for-national-security-reasons/1029770.md?page=1)