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Donald Trump: “Under the Paris Climate Accord we had terrible situation. We…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Trump's Speech on Revitalizing the American Coal Industry

Published | Video Starts at 16:54

I declared the national energy emergency and withdrew from the unfair, one sided and extremely costly to the United States only Paris Climate Accord. You know, Under the Paris Climate Accord we had terrible situation. We were, we would have paid over a trillion dollars. Think of it, over a trillion dollars. And Russia was paying almost nothing. Russia had a 1992 standard. China was paying nothing. China didn't kick in until 2035. (16:54–17:03)

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Asserts that the Paris Climate Accord would have cost the U.S. over a trillion dollars.

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