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September 13, 2017

Trump Adviser Says Climate Change is Real, Won't State Its Cause
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In Washington, D.C., the Trump administration insisted it is taking the
issue of climate change seriously-even though it won't ascribe extreme
weather events to human activity. This is White House homeland security
adviser Tom Bossert being questioned by CNN's Jim Acosta Monday.

Jim Acosta: "Are these storms giving this administration some pause when
it comes to the issue of climate change and homeland security?"

Tom Bossert: "I was here in the 2004 cycle of hurricanes, four in six
weeks that hit Florida. I think what's prudent for us right now is to
make sure that those response capabilities are there. Causality is
something outside of my ability to analyze right now. I will tell you
that we continue to take seriously the climate change-not the cause of
it, but the things that we observe."



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