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October 15, 2018

Trump Doubles Down on Climate Change Denial on "60 Minutes"
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On Sunday, President Trump once again questioned the overwhelming
scientific consensus that human activity is driving global temperatures
higher and leading to more powerful storms. This is Trump being
questioned by Lesley Stahl of CBS's "60 Minutes."

Lesley Stahl: "Do you still think that climate change is a hoax?"

President Donald Trump: "Look, I think something's happening,
something's changing, and it'll change back again. I don't think it's a
hoax. I think there's probably a difference. But I don't know that it's
man-made. I will say this: I don't want to give trillions and trillions
of dollars. I don't want to lose millions and millions of jobs. I don't
want to be put at a disadvantage."

Last week, a U.N.-appointed panel of climate scientists warned in a
landmark report that humanity has only a dozen years to mitigate climate
change or face global catastrophe-with severe droughts, floods, sea
level rise and extreme heat set to cause mass displacement and poverty.


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