[Windflier]

"A letter from 22 Republican Senators (including Mitch McConnell) that called for a clean exit had reinforced Trump's instincts to withdraw..."

The President needs to turn the Paris Accord over to the Senate, and let them vote on it, as it is, in fact, a treaty. The Constitution compels them to do so. This should not be decided by the President alone.

It's not merely the right and legal way to handle this, it would also shift the burden of any negative fallout onto Congress, where it belongs.

[laplata]

“The President needs to turn the Paris Accord over to the Senate, and let them vote on it, as it is, in fact, a treaty. The Constitution compels them to do so. This should not be decided by the President alone.

It’s not merely the right and legal way to handle this, it would also shift the burden of any negative fallout onto Congress, where it belongs”.

BINGO!

The President can, and will, take himself off the hook.