Trump seemed more concerned with wind turbines than impeachment at conservative youth rally
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That's one way to kick off a vacation.
President Trump on Saturday gave one of his patented free-wheeling speeches at a Turning Point USA conservative youth conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, before beginning his winter vacation in the Sunshine State.
Sure, Trump reportedly spent some time mocking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for withholding articles of impeachment from the Senate, accusing former Vice President Joe Biden of corruption in Ukraine, and praising Republican members of Congress for sticking with him during the House impeachment vote. But, all things considered, he reportedly didn't get bogged down discussing impeachment.
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Instead, the thing that reportedly got him really riled up were wind turbines, which he's never been a fan of. He specifically lamented the bald eagle deaths they've caused.
He also reportedly railed against the "raging left-wing mob" while refraining from outright labeling Democrats communists and boasted about the new defense bill and North American trade deal. Read more at The Miami Herald and Politico.
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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.
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