Whether it’s the food on his table or the energy, Donald Trump despises everything green. The poor choices made by the 79-year-old junk food enthusiast extend beyond his dinner selection to include global policies. The Republican has made it known that he dislikes sustainable energy ever since he returned to the White House for his second term.
He has actively promoted coal and other fossil fuels while publicly criticizing the use of wind and solar energy on a number of forums. The Energy Department chose to resurrect its social media accounts with humorous messages in response to Trump’s pledge to revitalize the coal industry.
The US Department of Energy shared a photo of a coal chunk gleaming like a diamond along with a Wendy Williams quote on July 31. She is a legend. She is legendary. According to the post, she is the moment.
She is a legend.She is the momentpic.twitter.com/MDkIj71JZf and is a legend.
July 31, 2025, U.S. Department of Energy (@ENERGY)
However, the post has garnered humorous comments, with individuals making fun of the administration’s ignorance of the necessity of green energy.
We’re going back in time. A user responded to the post by saying, “We will be fingerpainting the cave walls soon.” This is extremely outdated and inappropriate for 2025, according to a similar statement. Coal was filthy in the 1900s. Better options include solar, hydroelectric, wind, and even nuclear.
“And she’s the reason several of the men on my dad’s side of the family died before they were sixty,” an X user remarked. What a disgrace!
My acquaintance on disability has asbestosis after working in a coal-fired power plant. He noted that all of his colleagues from those days have since died of various lung conditions.
My acquaintance on disability has asbestosis after working in a coal-fired power plant. Since then, all of his colleagues from those years have died of various lung conditions.
Lodger August 1, 2025 (@ArcticDodger)
“So 20th century,” reads one comment. Why would you like to reverse the nation?
Here are some further tweets that are simultaneously humorous and depressing:
AFRICA: I have wind energyCHINA: I have solar energyEUROPE: My power is ocean current. I received lithium batteries from America.USA: I have a rock.The tweet, https://t.co/AQlhEjbzhtpic, reads: 60AVbK0kKi
July 31, 2025, HOUmanitarian (@HOUmanitarian)
Republicans: pronouns are not used by us.
GOP as well: Coal is a girl https://t.co/GgenGKdOYl
July 31, 2025 Conor Rogers (@conorjrogers)
Teenagers are boasting about sliding backwards on the tech tree in adorable memes posted on government accounts. What a moment!This link: https://t.co/CTqLfLG8nf
July 31, 2025 James Medlock (@jdcmedlock)
The largest renewable energy source in the country is wind power, according to the Department of Energy. More over 10% of the electricity produced in the United States comes from wind turbines, which are present in all 50 states. However, Trump halted the development of new offshore wind projects once he took office in January.
Trump said in a tirade in July that solar and wind energy are highly costly. He accused the windmills of killing birds and whales and termed them ugly and foolish. Trump stated, “And the other thing I say to Europe: We will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States,” at a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, this week. He continued by saying that Americans were being killed by windmills.
He claimed that the windmills are destroying America’s picturesque plains, valleys, and countryside. There are windmills everywhere when you look up. He remarked, “It’s a terrible thing.”
