Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» So Trump is gonna pull out of the Paris Climate accords? Of course he will. What else would a DOOFUS do? Wooden you?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the global climate agreement (all times local):
11:15 a.m.
India and Spain on Wednesday expressed their commitment to fighting climate change and reiterated their support for implementing the Kyoto and Paris accords.
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi (nah-REN'-drah MOH'-dee) and Spain's Mariano Rajoy (mah-ree-AH'-noh rah-HOY') made the comments in a joint statement following talks in Madrid. The statement follows speculation that President Donald Trump may soon announce U.S. withdrawal from the Paris international agreement of 2015 to reduce climate-warming carbon emissions.
On Tuesday, Modi said in Berlin that it would be a "crime" to spoil the environment for future generations as the world awaits a decision on U.S. climate policy.
Rajoy and Modi agreed to boost bilateral cooperation in the field of combatting climate change.
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10:50 a.m.
"A stunning abdication of American leadership and a grave threat to our planet's future."
That's what the top House Democrat is calling President Donald Trump's expected decision to pull the U.S. from a historic climate agreement.
California Rep. Nancy Pelosi says Trump is "denying scientific truths, removing safeguards that protect our health and our environment, protecting polluters and ... threatening our national and global security."
She says in a statement that the landmark accord "honors our collective moral responsibility to leave future generations with a planet that is clean, healthy and sustainable."
Pelosi says most Americans — regardless of political affiliation — want clear, decisive action to arrest the effects of climate change.
She's criticizing what she says are "destructive and short-sighted" decisions by the Trump administration.
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10:30 a.m.
Some northern European countries are criticizing the U.S. for its expected withdrawal from the Paris climate accords.
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila (JOO'-hah SEE'-pah-lah) says climate change won't be reversed "by closing your eyes." He calls the expected withdrawal "a big setback."
In Denmark, climate minister Lars Christian Lilleholt said that "if true, this is a really, really bad signal from the United States." A Danish lawmaker from a small, center green party says, "''it resembles a crime against humanity and future generations."
And Sweden's Climate Minister Isabella Lovin says "it would be deeply regrettable" if the United States decides to pull out of a landmark global climate agreement, adding "it is also contrary to what we expect from the U.S. leadership when humanity faces major challenges."
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9:30 a.m.
News of President Donald Trump's expected decision to pull the United States from a global climate deal has led to a swift and strong reaction from the United Nations.
The U.N.'s main Twitter page quotes Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as saying: "Climate change is undeniable. Climate change is unstoppable. Climate solutions provide opportunities that are unmatchable."
That post includes a video link to an impassioned speech that Guterres gave on Tuesday, when he called on the world to intensify action to combat climate change.
Guterres said in that speech that "it would be very important for the U.S. not to leave the Paris agreement."
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9:20 a.m.
President Donald Trump says he'll announce his decision on the Paris climate accord "over the next few days."
That's what Trump says in a tweet, and he adds: "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
A White House official says Trump's expected to withdraw the United States from the landmark agreement. But the official says there may be "caveats in the language" that Trump uses to announce the withdrawal — and that could leave open the possibility that the decision isn't final.
The official has insisted on anonymity in order to discuss the decision before the official announcement.
Trump promised during his 2016 campaign that he'd withdraw the US from the deal.
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9 a.m.
A White House official says President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord.
But the official says there may be "caveats in the language" that Trump uses to announce the withdrawal — leaving open the possibility that the decision isn't final.
The official insisted on anonymity in order to discuss the decision before the official announcement.
Nearly 200 nations, including the United States, agreed in 2015 to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to combat climate change.
During Trump's overseas trip last week, European leaders pressed him to keep the U.S. in the landmark agreement.
Trump promised during his presidential campaign to pull the U.S. out of the deal.
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This story corrects the geography of countries in the 10:30 a.m. item to northern European, not Scandinavian.
You just blew me away Sharonna! I feel your pain honey. I share it too. Why are so many of Doofus Donny worshippers pretending they don't understand what is going on? I don't get it. Thank you for your awesome reply and, well, thank you again for spending so much time trying to educate them. Honestly Sharonna I think it is HOPELESS! Sorry but you know how I am. I calls 'em as I sees 'em. The worshipping Trumpeters cannot be moved or edified or educated. Why? They take after daddy dearest who has no capacity to learn how to get better. He thinks he is already best of the world and knows it all so whatcha gonna do? SIGH. :(
I've been in school a lot this year and have not been on here much. Frankly, I cannot take doing this all day any longer because I cannot stand dwelling on this. Now he is trying to abolish health care as we know it. There is just no END to this nightmare of a man. But the worst thing is not just him, but the fact that there are millions of idiots out there that will elect another bum just as easily as this one was elected. It is not him we are up against. It is the NATION. The NATION thinks he is a good idea? What planet have we landed on?
Thanks Rosie. I am here. I hate Trump. That will never change for either of us
True dat. School? Good for you! As for his worshippers I will go to my grave pondering how there could be so many people who LOVE a treasonous evil stupid schlub like him. Thank you for your reply Shar! :) As for me I am going to keep asking questions because someone needs to do so. When Doofus Donny is driven out of office I will stop talking about him. Not until then. He goes. I shut up about him. That's the deal. :)
How so, Trump thinker? Enlighten us as to why this is a scam? If it IS a scam? Why did he not agree to not attend outright?
Since, like Trump, you are incapable of reading the actual ISSUES, I will spoonfeed it to you sentence by sentence:
"A stunning abdication of American leadership and a grave threat to our planet's future."
That's what the top House Democrat is calling President Donald Trump's expected decision to pull the U.S. from a historic climate agreement.
Since Trump thinks as you do, tell me, why would you agree to attend and then declare it is a scam. Oh, yeah. Because he didn't declare that it is a scam. He did not declare anything. He just hid and ran like the scared little moron he is. He knows zero about this subject. Just like you don't either.
This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at June 1, 2017 3:55 AM MDT
People who are truly intellectually superior don't need to belittle the intellect of others. They win debates by argument. Belittling the opponent without even making an argument, is what weak people do.
Trump has stated several times that he believes climate change to be a scam. I imagine he went there just to look the enemy in the eye and size them up. He probably wanted to see what deal they'd put on the table and how much carrot and stick they would use.
Asserting that Trump is scared is ridiculous. A scared person would just go along with it. What he has done will piss off some very powerful people. He's got a massive pair.
I understand the science and Trump will too. Though it's not about science. Man made climate change is about politics and economics.
The science has been fabricated but if it were real, the solution would be to invent a powerful cheap carbon neutral energy source. Trying to cut carbon output by taxation and austerity is suicide. Any significant cut will bankrupt the global economy and cause hundreds of millions of people in the 3rd world to starve to death.
What this is really all about is building a socialist global government. Governments are born out of the power to tax. The introduction of carbon taxes creates a revenue stream to build the global government and to regulate the global economy. It effectively gives the U.N. centralized control of the means of production. It's a Marxist wet dream.
I would rather the land burned and the ocean boiled than turn over centralized control of the world to a bunch of Marxist scum.
... did you copy that idea from Donald or did he steal that really old cliche' from you?
First of all, it isn't true. People who belittle the intellect of others often are spot on. The stuff you say is so rife with nonsense that I cannot help but point it out. Cannot help myself. My very high IQ'd self.
Now your clap trap about what you deem to be a socialist government is even more of your ribald humor. You don't know squat about what constitutes anything social. Give me a break. What the heck does turning one's ignorant back on the scientific accuracy of global warming and what is going to transpire while we continue to ignore it, is only on par with something Sara Palin would think. Why don't you admit it? He is retarded. Calling someone Marxist scum has NOTHING at ALL to do with climate issues. Are you really this ignorant? YES. 9:30 a.m.
News of President Donald Trump's expected decision to pull the United States from a global climate deal has led to a swift and strong reaction from the United Nations.
The U.N.'s main Twitter page quotes Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as saying: "Climate change is undeniable. Climate change is unstoppable. Climate solutions provide opportunities that are unmatchable."
That post includes a video link to an impassioned speech that Guterres gave on Tuesday, when he called on the world to intensify action to combat climate change.
Guterres said in that speech that "it would be very important for the U.S. not to leave the Paris agreement."
Like I said, you try and quote passages and I try and point out how silly ass your "intellectual commentary" actually is.
You seriously call anyone Marxist scum and expect me to retort to THAT one?
I bet you know less about Karl Marx than even Trump does.
I bet you cannot even cite one instance of actual Marxism by Obama. Not one. You can look some crap up that one of the sycophants you adore ramble on and on about, but you know nothing about politics past what you can read in 10 seconds or less. That was the time it took for you to pull the Trump lever and send us all to hell.
Speaking of scum, you cannot put Trump on the level of anyone as lofty as Marx and he had a lot to be desired, but he was way more in the know about what people need to survive than entitled morons that you worship at the feet of.
I have little interest in talking to you because you are not interested in a serious debate. You only wish to have a pissing contest.
By belittling Trump you only belittle yourself. The left has just suffered a humiliating election defeat. What does it say about the left if they can't win a political game of chess with a moron. It would be less embarrassing to just admit that he's smart and that he beat you.
"I bet you cannot even cite one instance of actual Marxism by Obama."
Marxism is not something people "do". It's an ideology that the people work towards covertly and incrementally. Of course Obama isn't going to openly admit that's what he wants. It's the dirty little secret.
I know exactly what those ****s at the U.N. say in their impassioned speeches. They're liars.
This post was edited by Zeitgeist at May 31, 2017 3:07 PM MDT
Thanks to all the enviroMENTAL overkillers, the exhaust on new tractor-trailer trucks is cleaner than the intake! This is overkill. Time to back off on the requirements or they will soon require pollution control systems for farting people!
He has gutted the EPA which means your air, water and ground is being polluted by dangerous chemicals that manufacturing plants can now dump wherever the he** they want.. Getting out of the Paris Climate Accords shows the world how ignorant Doofis Donny is. I believe 192 countries are in. Oddball Trump wants out. He has already cut back on the FDA regs which means that the food you eat, drugs you take and any cosmetics people use are not as safe as they used to be. That should be enough to satisfy you bh. I don't know if you have kids but if you do I think you are very strange parent. You are supporting lack of legislation to protect your kids and force them to live in a less healthy world. I do not get you. Thank you for your reply and Happy Thursday.
WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH 