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Donald Trump: “China didn't have to pay [under the Paris Climate Accord]…”

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Published | Video Starts at 47:22

That's why in America I withdrew from the fake Paris Climate Accord, where by the way, America was paying so much more than every country others weren't paying. China didn't have to pay [under the Paris Climate Accord] until 2030. Russia was given an old standard that was easy to meet, a 1990 standard. But for the United States, we're supposed to pay like a trillion dollars. (47:22–47:26)

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Asserts that China was not required to pay under the Paris Climate Accord until 2030.

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