So he said he can appreciate the concept of subsidies for such -- but not for a country with the debt we have. I'd say he answered admirably.
(From the article) "Trump: noted that it can be hard for wind to be competitive in energy production particularly when prices for fossil fuels are so low, so 'you need subsidies.'"
Cripplecreek: It sounds like he's saying that oil is cheap and wind can't compete so let's subsidize it.
That is exactly what it sounded like to me, too.
No, he’s saying he understands that you in the wind sector need subsidies to compete when oil is low and there is a place for subsidies—but not in a country that has our debt.
To me, that’s not too difficult to process. He’s showing his understanding of their issues and concerns, but he has clearly put government subsidies for them off limits in the current environment.