One day after Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, the president’s own views on climate science are under increased scrutiny. And a Friday press briefing only muddied the waters further.
While taking a guest turn in the White House press room, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, who played a key role in advising Trump to leave the Paris Agreement, refused to answer basic yes or no questions on Trump’s climate change beliefs.
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Here’s how Pruitt responded to a question from an ABC News reporter, who asked: “I’m hoping you can clear this up once and for all. Yes or no, does the president believe that climate change is real and a threat to the American people?” Read more…
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