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'I Don't Think Science Knows': Visiting Fires, Trump Denies Climate Change

On the other side of the country Joe Biden also addressed the fires, linking them to climate change.
President Trump speaks Monday during a briefing on wildfires in McClellan Park, Calif.

With wildfires devastating the West and a hurricane bearing down on the Gulf Coast, President Trump, who has for years mocked and denied the reality of climate change, was briefed on Monday on the status of fires in California.

During his briefing, which included California Democratic Gov. Gavin

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