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'Make Our Planet Great Again,' And Other Responses To U.S. Exit From Climate Deal

Arnold Schwarzenegger said no one can go back in time (except the Terminator). The French president riffed on Trump's campaign slogan. And the mayor of Pittsburgh told Trump: Not in our name.
The City Hall of Paris is illuminated in green on Thursday, after the announcement by President Trump that the United States will withdraw from the 2015 Paris accord and try to negotiate a new global deal on climate change / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / Getty Images

After President Trump announced that the U.S. would be withdrawing from the international agreement to fight climate change, the responses were immediate — from denunciation to celebration.

And some reactions were particularly pointed — and personal.

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