Senator Charles Grassley calls calls Donald Trump's "wind turbines cause cancer" comment "idiotic".

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) slammed President Trump for saying noise from wind turbines can cause cancer, calling the remark "idiotic."

During a call with reporters, Grassley, a Trump ally, had strong words regarding the president's views on wind power, a cause Grassley has championed during his tenure in the Senate, according to the Des Moines Register.

"I’m told that the White House respects my views on a lot of issues," Grassley said Wednesday during the call. "Trump's comments on wind energy — not only as a president but when he was a candidate — were, first of all, idiotic, and it didn’t show much respect for Chuck Grassley as the grandfather of the wind energy tax credit."

"If you have a windmill anywhere near your house, congratulations, your house just went down 75 percent in value. And they say the noise causes cancer," he said.

There is no evidence to support Trump’s claim that noise from wind turbines can cause cancer and it is unclear who "they" are.

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