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.

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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 O'Donnell

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.