Trump renews wind criticism, claims wind turbines kill bald eagles

Published January 2, 2026 2:28pm ET



President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of wind energy this week, arguing that wind turbines are responsible for killing “millions” of birds, including bald eagles.

On Friday morning, Trump posted on Truth Social, “Eagles going down!” alongside an image of a bald eagle on the ground and wind turbines in the background. In a separate post, he wrote, “Killing birds by the millions!” with a photo of a flock of birds flying near a wind turbine.

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