Trump: 'I always look orange' [View all]
President Trump knocked light bulb efficiency standards on Thursday during a House Republican retreat, telling attendees that the new lights made him look "orange."
"People said, 'what's with the light bulb?' And I said 'here's the story,' and I looked at it...The bulb that we're being forced to use, number one, to me most importantly, the light's no good. I always look orange," Trump said, to laughter.
"And so do you, the light is the worst," Trump added. "I'm not a vain person. ... But I look better under an incandescent light than these crazy lights that are beaming down," he said at a rally in Fayetteville.
His remarks come after the administration finalized the reversal of the Obama administration's efficiency standards on light bulbs last week, and days after he made similar comments at a North Carolina rally. The standards rolled back by the Trump administration allow for the production of bulbs that require more power to light, which critics say will hasten the effects of climate change by increasing U.S. energy usage.
“This rule does not prevent consumers from buying the lamps they desire, including efficient options,” the Department of Energy wrote last week. “The market is successfully transitioning to LEDs regardless of government regulation. Consumers are clearly taking advantage of the energy savings provided by LEDs.”
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/461251-trump-on-energy-efficient-light-bulbs-i-always-look-orange
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