'It's nonsensical': how Trump is making climate the latest culture war

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

When Donald Trump embarked upon a lengthy complaint at a recent rally about how long it takes to wash his “beautiful luxuriant hair” due to his shower’s low water pressure, he highlighted the expanding assault he and Republicans are launching against even the most obscure environmental policies – a push that’s starting to influence voters.

In his bid to return to the White House, Trump has branded Joe Biden’s attempt to advance electric cars in the US “lunacy”, claiming such vehicles do not work in the cold and that their supporters should “rot in hell”. He’s called offshore wind turbines “horrible”, falsely linking them to the death of whales, while promising to scrap incentives for both wind and electric cars.

But the former US president and convicted felon, who has openly solicited donations from oil and gas executives in order to follow industry-friendly priorities if re-elected, has also spearheaded a much broader attack on a range of mundane rules and technologies that enable water and energy efficiency.

At a June rally in Philadelphia, Trump claimed Americans are suffering from “no water in your faucets” when attempting to wash their hands or hair. “You turn on the water and it goes drip, drip,” he said. “You can’t get [the soap] off your hand. So you keep it running for about 10 times longer.” Trump complained it takes 45 minutes to wash his “beautiful luxuriant hair” and that dishwashers don’t work because “they don’t want you to have any water”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/03/trump-climate-culture-war

When's a Cat 5 hurricane going to hit Mierda A Lardo?

[emulatorloo]

1. Dude politicized a global health crisis, so somehow I'm not surprised.

[kimbutgar]

2. When I heard of hurricanes I the region I hope and pray it destroys Mar a lago.

Then let him cry about it not being global climate change.

[Salvador Dolly]

3. Far from the only "nonsensical" thing he does ...

... but this one was already Republican party line, not particularly his idea.

Not to let him off the hook, rather to point out how much NO Republican is acceptable.

[Skittles]

4. repukes politicized climate change, vaccinations, women's healthcare

repukes are fucking DISGUSTING

[Brenda]

5. What his feeble brain is really saying:

1. There are some horrible plumbing issues at the trump properties.

2. He's vaguely aware of the extreme water issues in major cities around the world (due to global heating/failed infrastructure due to neoliberal/austerity policies) and he knows it will hit major cities in the US sooner rather than later. So blaming the tree and EV huggers is a way of preemptively saying "I told you so."

3. He has dementia and is on a lot of fucking drugs.