President Donald Trump announced that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, the Washington Examiner reported. The move was among the numerous executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office after his inauguration. The new president called the climate agreement unfair and costly while announcing the decision.
“I’m immediately withdrawing from the unfair one side Paris Climate Accord, rip off. The United States will not sabotage their own industries, while China pollutes with impunity,” Trump said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) slammed Trump for making the decision, citing the recent wildfires plaguing Southern California as a reason to take climate change seriously and stay in the Paris Climate Agreement. He issued an official statement on Trump’s executive order.
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