It looked for a moment like he was reconsidering this campaign promise to leave the Paris Accord on climate change, but no. In a few minutes, Trump will announce from the Rose Garden that the US is out.
Celebratory mood in the White House Rose Garden for Paris announcement. A jazz band is playing. pic.twitter.com/Ohm5EYJNnT
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) June 1, 2017
Nero, fiddle, Rome burning, yada yada yada
White House talking points on Paris exit underscore that the accord was BAD, negotiated poorly by Obama admin & signed out of desperation.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) June 1, 2017
It will be interesting to hear HOW the accord is “bad”. Is it bad for polluting businesses? Yyyyyyyeah. That’s kind of the point.
Here’s the split in the White House about whether to stay or go. Looks like Bannon won the day:
That time the future of the earth depended on the wisdom of Ivanka Trump and Rick Perry pic.twitter.com/5lWII7jDDZ
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) June 1, 2017
I don’t think Trump is aware of how popular this is on the left AND even the right.
Trump has just elevated “the environment” as a political issue in 2018 and 2020. And that definitely is not to his or the GOP’s advantage.
— Stuart Rothenberg (@StuPolitics) June 1, 2017
Here are talking points given to Congress. They make no sense. The deal won’t help the climate but also it does too much but also we’re already doing that stuff
This is a real, real low point.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 1, 2017
Yes it is.
Trump, per a source, will follow the 4-yr rule to get out of Paris, meaning the US will leave on Nov 4, 2020.
Election Day 2020: Nov 3.— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) June 1, 2017
The good news? Paris Accord entered into force on 11/4/16. So the earliest that Trump can complete exit from Paris Accord is 11/4/2020, i.e., the day after the 2020 election. Paris will be a campaign issue.
UPDATE:
The reason why there's a band playing at the White House is to drown out the sound of the protestors https://t.co/wULws2M2mD
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 1, 2017
Trump: "We're getting out, but we will start to negotiate and we will see if we can make a deal that's fair. And if we can't that's fine."
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 1, 2017