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Trump Doesn't Mention Climate Change in His State of the Union

“We have endured floods, and fires, and storms,” he said, without saying what made them all worse.
Source: Reuters

President Donald Trump didn’t mention climate change or global warming in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

This is, on one hand, the most predictable thing in the world. Throughout his political career, Trump has in understanding, claiming “it was getting too cold all over the place.” He has canceled policies that and . Repealing President Barack Obama’s extensive climate legacy has unified the Trump administration like little else.

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