Trump touts nuclear power in Davos despite earlier safety concerns

Driving the news: "We're going heavy into nuclear," Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

• "I was not a big fan because I didn't like the risk, the danger, but the progress they've made is unbelievable and the safety progress they've made is incredible.
• "We're very much into the world of nuclear energy, and we can have it now at good prices and very, very safe."

The big picture: Trump's hour-plus speech covered a lot of ground, including on energy. Most of the comments he made were talking points — many of which are false — that he has said elsewhere.

• He inaccurately claimed that China "makes almost all the windmills, and yet I haven't been able to find any wind farms in China."
• China actually is the world's leader in wind power, holding the largest global installed capacity and accounting for about 70% of new global wind capacity in 2024.