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Donald Trump: “The Paris Accord was going to cost us a trillion dollars and…”

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Published | Video Starts at 1:03:29

And he didn't do a damn thing about it. He must undo all that I've done. The Paris Accord was going to cost us a trillion dollars and China nothing, and Russia nothing, and India nothing. It was a ripoff of the United States and I ended it because I didn't want to waste that money because they treated us horribly. We were the only ones. (1:03:29–1:03:37)

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Asserts that the Paris Accord would cost the U.S. a trillion dollars while China, Russia, and India would pay nothing.

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