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White House transcripts of the President’s remarks, compiled by the Office of the Federal Register and published on govinfo.gov. They are in the public domain and usually appear 4–7 weeks after the event: the newest one here is from Sep 30, 2026. We show how often a word was said and short quotes, and link to the full text. Searches on this page go to our server, unlike My transcripts.

“Windmill” said in 11 of 102 transcripts, 53 times.

Counted forms: windmill, windmills, windmill's.

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Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Micheál Martin of Ireland and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 17, 2026 Meeting 7 times

…If you don't change your energy problem—thing and get away from windmills and go back to oil and gas and—you know, you own…
…North Sea? Why are they buying oil from Norway? But they have windmills all over the country destroying those gorgeous Scottish fields and those beautiful…
…work, they're tremendously expensive. And the best testament to that is the windmills are made in China, but China doesn't use them. You know what…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 3, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts a Bilateral Meeting with Germany 1 time

…if you were the U.K.?" Open up the North Sea. They've got windmills all over the place that are ruining the country, ruining the landscapes…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting

Jan 29, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 7 times

…freezing cold. How does it react under freezing, freezing cold weather? The windmills, by the way, are all frozen. You know that, right? They don't…
…that—the fool is this country, because the people that have the windmills get massive subsidy and they make a fortune on windmills that don't…
…is. And by the way, Europe is destroying itself with the stupid windmills they're putting all over their beautiful areas—the most magnificent landscapes in…

Remarks During a Meeting With Executives of Oil and Gas Companies and an Exchange With Reporters

Jan 9, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Oil & Gas Executives 9 times

…recognizable. And they have to be careful on energy, because they're putting windmills all over the place and losing a fortune. They're destroying their country…
…way, in case you people don't know, I'm not much of a windmill person. I can proudly say, Doug, that we have not approved one…
…to keep it that way. My goal is to not let any windmill be built. They're losers. They lose money, they destroy your landscape, they…

Remarks During a Meeting With Mayor-Elect Zohran K. Mamdani of New York City and an Exchange With Reporters

Nov 21, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zohran Mamdani 1 time

…I think they have some big energy problems. You know, they've got windmills all over the place. They're going to have to start using other…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral 1 time

…borders and men playing in women's sports and transgender from everybody and windmills all over the place—if we allowed that to go on for…

Remarks During a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 26, 2025 Meeting 5 times

…in vogue now. It's safe and inexpensive and great. We don't allow windmills. We're not allowing any windmills to go up. I mean, unless there's…
…where somebody committed to it a long time ago, we don't allow windmills. And we don't want the solar panels that I was speaking with…
…It's so crazy. So we're not heavy into that at all. And windmills, we're just not going to allow them. They ruin our—they're ruining…

Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom and an Exchange With Reporters in South Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Jul 28, 2025 Meeting 8 times

…and your plains and your waterways. And look out there. There's no windmills. But if you look in another direction, you see windmills. If—when…
…the wind is intermittent. It doesn't work. It's extremely expensive. All the windmills are made in China. They used to be Germany and China; now…
…Because they only last a certain period of time. And remember, a windmill has a life of 8 years, especially when they're out in the…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission and an Exchange With Reporters in South Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Jul 27, 2025 Meeting 7 times

…other thing I say to Europe: We've—we will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States. They're killing us. They're killing…
…areas in the United States. And you look up, and you see windmills all over the place. It's a horrible thing. It's the most expensive…
…18. Okay? Because it's driving them loco. It's driving them crazy. No, windmills will not come. The—it's not going to happen in the United…

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 8, 2025 Meeting 6 times

…ugly. And if you own a house that's in sight of a windmill, your house is worth less than half and people—and you hear…
…biggest in the world, actually. Runs a company that builds these stupid windmills. And he said, "I hate the business, because it's the only energy…
…very inefficient and very ugly too. You know, probably better than a windmill. But you go around, and you see all these things that are…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 7, 2025 Meeting 1 time

…Germany is opening up a coal plant a week. They tried the windmills, and it didn't work. They tried all the other solutions, and they…