11-23-2016, 04:23 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-23-2016, 04:24 AM by Bob Butler 54.)
One step closer. He's reconsidering his position on climate change.
A big gap between what a politician says he will do and what he actually does isn't surprising. Anyone want to suggest someone who flipped this much immediately after an election?
Mind you, I'm not complaining about most of the flips. Mostly, the old Trump spoke to attract the Republican base, while the new Trump might be more in touch with reality.
CNN Wrote:On the campaign trail, Trump had pledged to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accords -- a move that would upend global efforts to address global warming.
Tuesday, he wasn't as specific.
"I'm looking at it very closely. I have an open mind to it," he said.
It was part of a broader change for the President-elect on the topic of climate science. He had previously rejected scientists' conclusion that humans have played a role in the earth's warming. But on Tuesday, Trump said that "I think there is some connectivity" between humans and climate change, although he declined to elaborate.
A big gap between what a politician says he will do and what he actually does isn't surprising. Anyone want to suggest someone who flipped this much immediately after an election?
Mind you, I'm not complaining about most of the flips. Mostly, the old Trump spoke to attract the Republican base, while the new Trump might be more in touch with reality.
That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.