This week, while announcing his plans to withdrawal the United States from the Paris climate agreement, Donald Trump referenced the city of Pittsburgh.
Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris accord on climate change on Thursday afternoon – deriding it as bad for American jobs and bad for the environment.
He dared opprobrium from foreign leaders, environmentalists, scientists and celebrities to say he was putting the jobs of American workers first.
‘We don’t want other leaders and other countries laughing at us any more. And they won’t be. They won’t be,’ Trump declared. ‘I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.’
The reference garnered a quick response from Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto.
The mayor of Pittsburgh fired back at President Trump Thursday for his use of the city in rationalizing withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, saying the city will continue to follow the deal.
Bill Peduto (D) tweeted Thursday that “it’s now up to cities to lead” after Trump announced that the U.S. will pull out of the Paris climate deal.
[…]Peduto fired back, tweeting, “Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh stands with the world & will follow Paris Agreement.”
Trump likely isn’t losing any sleep over the mayor’s response. If the city wants to hinder its own economic development, that’s fine. Meanwhile, the Dow closed at a record-high following Trump’s announcement.
The United States joins Syria, Nicaragua & Russia in deciding not to participate with world's Paris Agreement. It's now up to cities to lead
— bill peduto (@billpeduto) June 1, 2017
Sources: The Hill, Daily Mail
Image: Mark Dixon
How can people be so stupid about this terrible agreement that Obama signed that just drains America and is absolutely insane! Not to even mention that the Climate crisis is a lie and the u e cap is growing. Real scientists have determined the Climate Change crisis is a hoax designed to make money for politicians!!!
Pittsburgh mayor should be smarter than this!
How stupid can you get!