Trump’s pullout of Paris Climate Agreement draws sharp rebuke from Vt. pols

President Donald Trump gives his first speech to Congress, Feb. 28, 2017.
President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord brought strong criticism from heads of state as well as Vermont politicians from both sides of the aisle and environmental leaders. Many begged Trump to reconsider, but he refused. The president has said he believes climate change is a “hoax” perpetrated by the Chinese.
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, ve