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At the press event: questions on wind turbines, farm equipment rules, China visit, Israel and voting legislation

February 12, 2026 | Department of State, Executive, Federal


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At the press event: questions on wind turbines, farm equipment rules, China visit, Israel and voting legislation
Reporters used the event to press the administration on several policy and personnel items beyond the EPA announcement.

Wind turbines and public safety: A reporter asked what steps the administration would take concerning wind turbines (including turbines near Jamaica, Queens) and whether courts were allowing them to be rebuilt. The president said he has "basically stopped all windmills in this country," called them "the most expensive energy you can get," asserted they are largely made abroad and said they "ruin fields and kill birds," and tied the issue to air‑traffic and national‑security concerns in the transcript.

Farm and construction equipment standards: The president said the administration is "working on cleaning up the horrible situation" for farm equipment and heavy machinery and suggested U.S.‑made equipment may be exempted from certain standards; no procedural text or rule citations were provided on the record.

China trip and foreign policy: When asked about a visit to China, the president confirmed plans to meet President Xi in April and said relations are "very good"; he also said the announcement at the event was not directly related to China.

Israel, Iran and pardons: On questions about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and negotiations with Iran, the president said a deal with Iran is necessary to avoid a traumatic outcome, called Netanyahu "a very good wartime prime minister," and urged Israel's president to issue a pardon in a trial mentioned during questions (the transcript includes the president's normative language but does not include formal legal action).

SAVE Act and voting rules: On questions about the SAVE/America Act, the president summarized the proposal as requiring photo voter ID, confirmation of U.S. citizenship, and largely eliminating mail‑in ballots except for narrow exemptions (disability, military, illness or travel). He characterized the bill as popular with broad voter support; the transcript records these assertions but does not include legislative text or vote counts.

Other questions: Reporters asked if the president had disciplined a staffer who posted a video involving the Obamas; the president said he had not. He also denied having visited the commerce secretary at Jeffrey Epstein's island when asked about that topic.

What was on the record and what was not: The session consisted of unscripted question‑and‑answer exchanges. The transcript records assertions by the president and clarifying questions, but does not include documentary evidence, rule citations or follow‑up procedural commitments for most of the issues raised.

Closing: The president reiterated claims about jobs and investment tied to the administration's deregulatory and tariff policies and closed the session with thanks.

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