Germany is denying an assertion made by former President Donald Trump during the presidential debate Tuesday about the country's renewable energy industry.
"You believe in things like we're not going to frack, we're not going to take fossil fuel, we're not going to do things that are going to be strong, whether you like it or not," Trump said in his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris. "Germany tried that, and within one year, they were back to building normal energy plants."
But on Wednesday, Germany's Federal Foreign Office decided to issue a rebuttal, echoing the former president's language.
"Like it or not: Germany's energy system is fully operational, with more than 50% renewables," the Federal Foreign Office shared on X. "And we are shutting down – not building – coal & nuclear plants. Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest."
The German Foreign Office also poked at Trump for another comment he made during the debate.
"PS: We also don't eat cats and dogs,"
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