Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell has accused the country‘s far-left government of interfering in the U.S. Presidential elections with an X (formerly Twitter) post “fact-checking” former President Donald J. Trump following his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Grenell reacted to a post by the German Foreign Office—roughly equivalent to the U.S. State Department—which criticized Trump’s statements on energy security. The former president noted the Germans, after pushing renewable energy policies hard, were forced to turn back to “normal energy plants.”
The German post said, “Like it or not, Germany’s energy system is fully operational, with more than 50 percent renewables.”
“And we are closing—and not building—coal-fired and nuclear power plants. Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest. PS: We don’t eat cats and dogs either,” they added.
Grenell reacted to the Tweet, stating, “The blatant election interference from the German government is worse than the Russian and Iranian interference.”
Grenell later noted that German media has largely vindicated Trump’s comments on renewables, stating that the 50 percent renewable figure is limited to electricity production only, not energy overall. Only around a fifth of Germany’s total energy consumption is covered by renewables. It is also true that the Germans had to reactivate many coal-fired power plants to get through winter.
The German jibe about eating cats and dogs—a reference to Trump mentioning reports of Haitian migrants killing animals in Springfield, Ohio—was also ill-advised, as the European country has experienced confirmed cases of migrants killing and eating people’s pets.
show lessThe blatant election interference from the German government is worse than the Russian and Iranian interference.
We see this clearly and will react accordingly. https://t.co/RnfdxYuMee
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) September 11, 2024
