US EditionTrump Claims Wind Turbines Kill All U.S.'s 'Beautiful Bald Eagles,' but Shares Image of Dead Falcon in Israel
Trump mistakenly shared a 2017 photo of a dead falcon from an Israeli wind farm as a U.S. bald eagle, sparking criticism and highlighting his ongoing opposition to wind energy.
- On Dec. 30, 2025, President Donald Trump posted a photo on Truth Social captioned `Windmills are killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles!` showing a dead bird beneath a wind turbine.
- Amid a long-running campaign against windmills, President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised turbines for bird deaths, linking his opposition to testimony to the Scottish Parliament in 2012 and remarks at the Turning Point USA conference, 2019.
- Reporters found the photo in Israeli coverage from 2017 credited to Hedy Ben Eliahou of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, with Hebrew writing and a 09/11/2017 timestamp.
- The post went viral within 24 hours, receiving nearly 19,000 likes and nearly 7,000 reshares, and was reshared by the White House Rapid Response account and U.S. Department of Energy, drawing mockery from Gavin Newsom, California Governor.
- Legal and scientific context includes fines and rising collision estimates as NextEra Energy paid more than $8 million for 150 eagle deaths, while conservation groups urge Bird‑Smart Wind Principles and permits.
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The President of the United States shared a photo on his Truth Social platform in which he confused an Israeli falcon with an American eagle. The publication aimed to criticize wind energy,
By taking wind energy, Donald Trump confused a falcon, photographed in Israel, with an eagle yet national emblem of the United States.
Internet calls Trump ‘insane’ after he misidentifies US symbol
President Donald Trump’s latest rant against wind energy unraveled almost instantly after he posted a photo claiming turbines were killing “beautiful Bald Eagles.” The problem: the bird wasn’t a bald eagle at all, but a falcon — and the image wasn’t even from the United States. Social media users quickly noted Hebrew text on the turbine, and The Guardian traced the photo to a 2017 report from Israel. The blunder sparked widespread mockery online…
The U.S. president ended up being ridiculous. Donald Trump took a falcon broke by a wind turbine for the eagle, which is the national emblem of the U.S., sharing a photo this Tuesday on his Truth Social platform in order to question wind energy, one of its black beasts.On the cliché in question lies a raptor at the foot of wind turbines. "The wind turbines kill all our beautiful eagles!" said the legendary U.S. president. But the photo was taken…
Grandpa Pudding Brains' windmill fixation once again embarrasses
Perpetually unaware and refusing to be held back by facts, Donald Trump mourned a long-dead Israeli falcon as a bald eagle, to disparage the wind. Talk about being gone with the wind. Unable to identify a bald eagle, Trump saw an old photo of a dead bird and decided it was further proof that windmills are evil. — Read the rest The post Grandpa Pudding Brains' windmill fixation once again embarrasses appeared first on Boing Boing.
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