So clearly this is politically motivated

Trump has been charging at windmills ever since he was defeated in UK courts in a case where he didn't like that wind turbines (that provide enough power for 80,000 homes) could be seen from his golf course.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15l3knp4xyo

Combination of he's vindictive and he's making an example of what happens when you don't preemptively pay him a bribe.