Trump's Brazen New Lie Leads To Instant Fact-Check On Social Media

US President Donald Trump, left, and First Lady Melania Trump during a signing ceremony for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, July 4, 2025. 

US President Donald Trump on Friday made a wild new claim about wind power as he renewed his attacks on renewable energy. 

Trump complained that many of the components used in wind turbines are made in China, then suggested that China itself doesn’t actually use wind turbines.