Posted on 07/08/2017 12:17:58 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Saturday pushed back on President Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate accords, noting that some U.S. cities plan to honor the agreement despite Trump's decision.
"American cities are signed on to the Paris Accords. We will do it ourselves," de Blasio said, according to a spokesman who was tweeting his speech at the “Hamburg Zeigt Haltung” rally.
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De Blasio is in Germany for events surrounding the Group of 20 summit, where Trump and other world leaders have gathered to address topics including climate change.
Every member of the global group except the U.S. reaffirmed the agreement during this week's summit, according to The Associated Press.
De Blasio signed an executive order in June reaffirming New York City’s commitment to the agreement.
“We here in New York City are shocked at the development this week in Washington, D.C., to see the president of the United States pull out of the Paris accord and literally set this nation, and the whole globe, on the path of denial,” he said.
The New York City mayor is one of 347 U.S. mayors to uphold the climate agreement, according to the group Climate Mayors.
Trump said he made the decision to pull the U.S. from the nearly 200 nation deal in order to protect jobs.
“The Paris climate accord is simply the latest example of Washington entering into an agreement that disadvantages the United States to the exclusive benefit of other countries, leaving American workers — who I love — and taxpayers to absorb the cost in terms of lost jobs, lower wages, shuttered factories, and vastly diminished economic production,” he said in June.
Prominent critics have spoken out against the decision, including former President Barack Obama, who said Trump’s rejection of the deal means “a small handful of nations that reject the future.”
In a bold move, de Blasio has banned all coal mining in Manhatten.
Next he’ll close all the slaughterhouses and sawmills.
2ndDivisionVet wrote: "Maybe he should run for the presidency if he wants the powers that go with it."
Or...perhaps charges of violating the Logan Act are in order. DiBlasio's arrogance is worthy of making him and his actions the first to be charged under this act.
this guy is a fraud. DeBlasio my ass....he was born Warren Wilhelm in 1961 in NYC. He changed his name to what it is today. No wonder he went running to Germany, he probably thinks he IS Kaiser Wilhelm.
Once a fraud always a fraud.
THE Fake Mayor.
GFY big bird. Wilhelm, you turd, a black female police officer was assassinated 2 days ago in her cruiser and instead of attempting to pretend to mourn and offer solidarity with your police officers, you ship out for your Soros funded Marxist Riot.
Slimy POS. Die there.
“Mayors band together to further destroy their cities”
Deballzero?
Mayor DeBlasio faces 8 years imprisonment.
Various city mayors and county executives have formed themselves into a group which has published an “open letter to the international community”. The stated intent of this group is to “meet our Paris commitment” - a commitment which the US has not made.
By engaging in correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government for the purpose of defeating the measures of the United States the mayors and executives have each violated 18 U.S. Code § 953, which carries a prison term of three years.
By joining together as a group which has committed overt acts to defeat the measures of the United States the mayors and executives have each violated federal conspiracy statutes which carry a term of imprisonment of up to five years. 18 U.S.C. § 371.
Prosecute Mayor DeBlasio.
In a major move that will frustrate President Trump, Mayor Diblasio has sold Alaska back to Russia.
Au contraire! Diblasio not only re-entered the Paris deal, he’s also worked out an alliance with China, and admitted Cuba as the 51st state!
The majority of the new york city voters must be total nitwits to have elected this commie loser. Then, too, many new york city residents established that a long, long time ago.
Right, and if they got around to actually enforcing U.S. Code § 953, Diblasio would be conducting his Paris, China, and Cuba deals from a jail cell.
Lol.
I Seem to have missed the memo where diBlasto was elected or appointed to any federal position of any authority whatsoever!
Can any idiot invite himself into these foreign pork barrel trips?
President Barack Obama, who said Trump’s rejection of the deal means “a small handful of nations that reject the future.”
Not exactly. just the last eight years of fantasy land and total Obama failure and $$20,000,000’000’000 of additional debt...
Let me guess those 347 cities will be applying for financial hardship and want a govt bailout from the very govt they were giving the middle finger to when they protested. Trump should then tell them to pound sand and FU
Paging sky pilot to the courtesy phone. Sessions needs a wake up call.
Can we expect Jeff Sessions to do anything about this? How can we drain the swamp when Jeff Sessions is out to lunch? At this point can we get a gallon of draino or call Rotonda Rooter?
Roto Rooter
No, Rotunda Rooter was fine!
The Capitol has a rotunda, and it needs a good, long rootering!!!
Haha maybe the old and antique Sony S Tablet I was using and it’s antiquated spell check wasn’t too far off then.
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