President Trump signed legislation Thursday to override California regulations that sought to make nearly all new vehicles electric by 2035 — while announcing plans for a new ban on windmills citing the “junkyard” optics of the area around Palm Springs.

Trump, citing the fact that 17 states — including New York and New Jersey — generally follow California emissions rules, said he would “officially rescue the US auto industry from destruction” by scrapping the Golden State’s ambitious regulatory plan for cars and trucks.

Trump said a trio of bills that he signed in the White House East Room would “kill the California mandates forever.”

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