President Donald Trump blamed his occasional “orange” complexion on energy-efficient light bulbs during his Thursday night speech to congressional Republicans at a Baltimore retreat.
“People said what is with the lightbulb? Here is a story. I looked at it. The bulb we are being forced to use, number one, to me, most importantly, the light’s no good, I always look orange, and so do you. The light is the worst,” Trump said.
The president elicited laughs after saying the lightbulb makes him look orange.
“Number two, it is many times more expensive than that old incandescent bulb that worked very well, and very importantly, I don’t know if you know this, they have warnings. If it breaks, it’s considered a hazardous waste site. It has gases inside. And read what they say. If it breaks, bring it to your local whatever, have it wrapped — what are we doing?” he continued.
Trump, who has been known to appear orange, was likely referencing fluorescent lightbulbs, which contain mercury, so they can be harmful if they break.
“Frankly, the light is not as good,” Trump later added. “We are going to sell that, but we are going to sell incandescent bulbs, and people are happy, it has been amazing.”
