"Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President Trump's rejection of climate science as economic self-sabotage and "an abomination," warning the country is "doubling down on stupid." The remarks came a day after Trump told world leaders at the United Nations that climate change is a "hoax" and "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world." "What an embarrassment," Newsom told former President Clinton during a live-streamed fireside chat during Climate Week in New York City."
"Newsom's rebuttal came during a series of high-visibility appearances on the East Coast, including a spot on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Tuesday where he called Trump an authoritarian and raised the prospect of the president attempting to remain in office illegally after his term ends. Newsom homed in on Trump's climate change denials while speaking to New York Times reporter David Gelles at the paper's Climate Forward forum on Wednesday, saying thermometers are not political."
President Trump told world leaders at the United Nations that climate change is a "hoax" and "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world." Critics called that stance "an abomination" and warned the country is "doubling down on stupid." The rejection of climate science was framed as economic self-sabotage that would dismantle clean-energy standards and incentives. Rollbacks were said to cede momentum to China in electric vehicles, renewable energy innovation and other technologies. Commentators emphasized that thermometers and environmental harms are not political facts. Public warnings also included concerns about authoritarian tendencies and the prospect of a president attempting to remain in office illegally.
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