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President Trump's views on Paris climate agreement 'evolving,' adviser Gary Cohn says
ABC News ^ | May 26, 2017 | Jordyn Phelps

Posted on 05/26/2017 9:35:46 PM PDT by Pinkbell

President Donald Trump’s views on the Paris climate agreement are “evolving,” his chief economic adviser Gary Cohn told reporters today.

“He came here to learn,” Cohn said. “So his views are evolving, which is exactly what they should be.”

The president’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, then chimed in to say that the president’s decision about whether to remain in the agreement would ultimately be based on what’s best for the United States; Cohn concurred.

“The basis for the decision is ultimately going to be what’s best for the United States,” Cohn said. The future of the United States’ involvement in the landmark agreement, which the president repeatedly criticized as a candidate, has been a sticking point at the ongoing summit, with the Italian prime minister pointing to it as an "open question" at the day's conclusion.

“There is one open question, which is the U.S. position on the Paris climate accords. … All others have confirmed their total agreement on the accord,” Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said at the end of the first day’s session. “We are sure that after an internal reflection, the United States will also want to commit to it.”

The president is not expected to make a final decision on the accord until after he returns home. But Cohn indicated earlier today that the president was growing more attuned to the European stance on the issue.

"I think he is leaning to understand the European position,” Cohn said when asked which way the president was leaning. “Look as you know from the U.S. there's very strong views on both sides.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: climatechange; cohn; garycohn; globalwarming; parisagreement; truecolors; trump
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Senator Rand Paul said this agreement would cost 6 million Americans jobs. Meanwhile, the elites who pushed for it won't change their ways of life. Leonardo DiCaprio will still jet around on a private jet to his yacht. Barack and Michelle Obama will still travel on private planes with 14 car caravans escorted by fighter jets and also go on yachts. The people affected will be the little guy.

Gary Cohn, the Goldman Sachs, Globalist Democrat who voted for Hillary Clinton, also goes after coal to a NYT reporter (coal voters helped Trump win the election) and praises wind (when Trump has complained about windmills), saying:

"Coal doesn't even make that much sense anymore as a feedstock. Natural gas, which we have become an abundant producer, which we're going to become a major exporter of, is such a cleaner fuel."

"If you think about how solar and how much wind we've created in the United States, we can be a manufacturing power house and still be environmentally friendly."

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/26/gary-cohn-relaunches-war-on-coal-fuel-from-americas-heartland-doesnt-make-much-sense-anymore/

From what I have read, Trump's Administration has been split on the Paris Agreement with Ivanka/Jared, Cohn, and Tillerson supporting it. Bannon is opposed, and Rand Paul and 21 GOP Senate colleagues have written to Trump asking him to leave.

Trump is facing pressure as the other European countries, the Pope, and even his own advisors (sounds like globalist Gary is a ring leader) are imploring him to stay in. My hope is that Trump maintains what he ran on.

1 posted on 05/26/2017 9:35:46 PM PDT by Pinkbell
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To: Pinkbell

Hopefully, he’s evolving to a clear understanding that it’s all a HOAX.


2 posted on 05/26/2017 9:38:12 PM PDT by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
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To: House Atreides

Exactly, he might just evolve himself out of a job in four years if he doesn’t realize that!


3 posted on 05/26/2017 9:40:26 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: Pinkbell

Here we go. When a Republican “evolves” on an issue, it means they have gone left


4 posted on 05/26/2017 9:42:42 PM PDT by Angels27
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To: Pinkbell

Oh Jesus.


5 posted on 05/26/2017 9:43:39 PM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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To: Frank_2001

I am baffled why he brought on a Democrat who voted for Hillary as his advisor. Notice the media never goes after Gary Cohn.


6 posted on 05/26/2017 9:43:52 PM PDT by Pinkbell (http://dtforpres.blogspot.com/2017/05/tips-for-trump-beating-russia-narrative.html)
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To: LS

Ping.


7 posted on 05/26/2017 9:45:50 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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dont get squirrely on us Donald....


8 posted on 05/26/2017 9:46:11 PM PDT by basalt
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To: Pinkbell

Another story out today says he did not change his mind. So which is it?


9 posted on 05/26/2017 9:46:25 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Pinkbell

My willingness to give him a second term can “evolve” as well.


10 posted on 05/26/2017 9:47:05 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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Another story out today says he did not change his mind. So which is it?

This story has direct quotes from Cohn. I haven't seen the other story yet.

11 posted on 05/26/2017 9:48:55 PM PDT by FreeReign
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Our side needs to mock this absurd theory...MAN CANNOT CONTROL THE EARTHS CLIMATEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!....i remember coming across this stuff 25 years ago while reading and studying about severe weather...cant believe how mainstream it ended up becoming.


12 posted on 05/26/2017 9:53:56 PM PDT by basalt
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To: Army Air Corps

MSM bait.


13 posted on 05/26/2017 9:54:31 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: FreeReign
President Donald Trump’s views on the Paris climate agreement are “evolving,” his chief economic adviser Gary Cohn told reporters today.

“He came here to learn,” Cohn said. “So his views are evolving, which is exactly what they should be.”

The way the quotes are positioned in this article causes my Spidey-sense to tingle.
14 posted on 05/26/2017 9:55:52 PM PDT by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: FreeReign

This thread. Trump not persuaded to stay in the Paris Climate deal.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3555611/posts


15 posted on 05/26/2017 10:03:06 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Bratch

This has been reported on about 100 news outlets...it is all over the place beginning Friday morning at 7 am. It has not been refuted, so it appears true.


16 posted on 05/26/2017 10:09:55 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: Pinkbell

My suspicion is that Trump actually listens to people and asks intelligent questions...and that this guy mistook that for starting to agree.


17 posted on 05/26/2017 10:13:52 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: Pinkbell

My suspicion is that Trump actually listens to people and asks intelligent questions...and that this guy mistook that for starting to agree.


18 posted on 05/26/2017 10:13:52 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: Pinkbell

“Coal doesn’t even make that much sense anymore as a feedstock”

Words that only make sense to globalists.


19 posted on 05/26/2017 10:41:27 PM PDT by setha (It is past time for the United States to take back what the world took away.)
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To: Pinkbell

Cohn doesn’t sound like Trump. Most surrounding Trump don’t sound like him at all.


20 posted on 05/26/2017 10:55:01 PM PDT by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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