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- The Big Beautiful Bill eliminates tax credits for solar energy, marking a major rollback of Biden-era green initiatives.
- Sources close to Trump say the move was personal, rooted in his long-standing rivalry with the sun itself.
- Trump still refuses to wear sunglasses, calling them “weak glass for weak eyes.”
The Sun Set Him Off: Trump Finally Gets Revenge for Eclipse Stare
Buried deep within President Trump’s new One Big Beautiful Bill is a targeted repeal of solar energy tax credits, a move insiders confirm stems not from policy—but pettiness. According to multiple aides, Trump has never forgiven the sun for that one afternoon in 2017 when it “tried to upstage him” during a solar eclipse.
“He just stood there,” one former staffer recalled, “squinting at the sky with the raw confidence of a man who’s never blinked at a fact check.”
At the time, advisors pleaded with him to wear protective eyewear. Trump reportedly refused, stating, “If God didn’t want me looking at the sun, He wouldn’t have made it so interesting.”
Shining Brighter Than Trump? Unacceptable.
The Big Beautiful Bill eliminates solar subsidies and accelerates the phase-out of clean energy tax credits—moves the White House calls “pro-American” and “pro-energy freedom.” But aides say the real reason is that Trump still sees the sun as his main rival in the “brightness” department.
“He once told the Cabinet, ‘People say I light up a room. The sun doesn’t even have gold furniture,’” said one official.
A leaked memo titled Operation Dim the Sun outlines Trump’s desire to limit funding to anything that makes the sun look good. The document reportedly includes phrases like “solar panels are for losers” and “wind is just the sun’s intern.”
Solar Industry Burned, Trump Unapologetic
When asked why the solar rollback was necessary, Trump told reporters, “I’m the only one who ever looked the sun dead in the eye. And frankly, it blinked.”
He later added, “We don’t need sunlight. We have lights in buildings. Very good lights. The best lights. Ask anyone.”
Environmental groups are furious, warning the rollback will stall clean energy growth. But Trump remains focused on what he calls his “historic victory over that smug fireball.”
He is now reportedly considering a campaign to rename sunsets “Trumpdowns.”
Quote of the Moment
Look, I’ve had a very complicated relationship with the sun, okay? Very complicated. People don’t talk about it, but I looked at the sun once during the eclipse, remember that? Everyone was saying, ‘Don’t look! Don’t do it!’ The fake scientists, the crooked goggles industry probably in bed with Big Shade, frankly, but I did it. I looked. I saw what it was trying to do, trying to outshine me, trying to be the center of attention. And I said, not today, sun. Not today. It’s very bright, very aggressive. Frankly, it’s been very unfair to me.
And now they want to give the sun tax credits? Excuse me? I don’t think so. I never got a tax credit for being incredible. The sun gets one just for showing up? No. We’re stopping that. It’s over. Solar panels? Ugly. They ruin your rooftops, they kill birds, I don’t know how, but I’ve been told by people, very smart people. And the energy? It’s not even real energy. I like energy you can hold, like coal. Beautiful coal. You don’t need sunglasses to use coal. That’s real American power.
So yes, we’re taking the solar credits out of the Big Beautiful Bill. And it is beautiful, folks. The most beautiful bill. Everyone’s talking about it. We’re going to make the sun respect us again. And if it doesn’t, maybe we dim it. Maybe we block it. I have people looking into that. Believe me.
Donald Trump
