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Donald Trump: “China was exempt [from the Paris Climate Accord]. India was…”

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Donald Trump delivers speech at rally in Texas

Published | Video Starts at 14:26

We don't need Paris Climate Accord. We want the Texas Climate Accord. This is the climate we want, right, Louie? No. That was one of the greatest rip offs. China was exempt [from the Paris Climate Accord]. India was exempt. Russia was exempt. China didn't have to do anything until 2035. Think of it. But we had to pay billions and billions and billions of dollars to other countries because they were a growing nation. (14:26–14:32)

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Asserts that China, India, and Russia were exempt from obligations under the Paris Climate Accord.

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