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President Donald Trump plans to make good on his campaign vow to withdraw the United States from a global pact to fight climate change, a source briefed on the decision said on Wednesday, a move that promises to deepen a rift with U.S. allies.
White House officials cautioned that details were still being hammered out and that, although close, the decision on withdrawing from the 195-nation accord - agreed to in Paris in 2015 - was not finalized.
[...] The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Trump was working out the terms of the planned withdrawal with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, an oil industry ally and climate change doubter.
[...] The CEOs of Dow Chemical Co, ExxonMobil Corp, Unilever NV and Tesla Inc all urged Trump to remain in the agreement, with Tesla's Elon Musk threatening to quit White House advisory councils of which he is a member if the president pulls out.
Source: Reuters
On Twitter, Trump indicated that an announcement was coming soon.
"I will be announcing my decision on the Paris Accord over the next few days," he wrote. "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
[...] Opponents of the climate deal were concerned after White House economic advisor Gary Cohn told reporters that the president was "evolving on the issue" during his trip overseas.
His daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly channelled support for the deal behind the scenes at the White House, encouraging climate change activists that Trump might change his mind. Trump's Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon CEO, also supported remaining in the treaty.
Source: Brietbart
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday June 01 2017, @10:06PM
He came up with the claim because he wants it to be true. Read some of his post history; this is a Leninist, in the sense that he has said on at least one occasion i can remember here he wants to burn the entire system down.
Presumably this includes the entire culture, everything from the news media to the scientific method itself. It all stands condemned in his sight. Therefore, he makes this sort of claim to hasten the destruction of these things. Remember that "actor-based vs reality-based community" thing from the Bush era? This is the same thing. And what that little quotable sound bite actually means is closer to "We are the doers, and you are the passive, reactive observers."
Make sense now? This isn't even a lie; it's bullshit. Meaning J-Mo does not know, or care, how true his words are, so long as they work toward his aims. If the liar is Truth's rapist, the bullshitter is Truth's slovenly, impotent, gluttonous pimp.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...