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U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a blistering rebuke of global climate action during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, dismissing climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.”

His remarks came as world leaders prepared for a UN climate summit focused on accelerating the shift to “clean energy”.

Speaking for several minutes on the subject in his near-hour-long speech, Trump attacked the European Union for prioritising emissions cuts, claiming its economies were suffering as a result, and warned other nations heavily invested in renewables that they were sabotaging their own prosperity.

“All of these predictions made by the United Nations and many others, often for bad reasons, were wrong,” he declared, adding that they were made by “stupid people that have cost their country’s fortunes.”

Trump’s administration has repeatedly withdrawn the United States from the Paris Agreement and doubled down on what he calls an “energy dominance” agenda—expanding production of oil, gas, coal and nuclear power while sidelining renewable energy.

“We have the most oil of any nation anywhere, oil and gas in the world, and if you add coal, we have the most of any nation in the world,” Trump said.

His remarks drew sharp contrast with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who has urged nations to accelerate a global transition away from fossil fuels.

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17 COMMENTS

  1. Yes, it’s the Inconvenient Truth to all who have made climate change a religion with its dogma and creed of deception and lies. And it is not lost on us that it was an American who was responsible for its promotion and alarmist rhetoric. Al Gore should go down in history as the scammer who brought so many limp-minded followers into the fold.

    So, suck on that, Greta and may its taste be as bitter as the hell you advocate. And to all who attacked the rational voice of reason it’s time to wake up to the reality of the planet, it knows how to look after itself…

  2. Shame your administration doesn’t seem to care about US coal miners contracting black lung, a along standing problem, that significantly shortens peoples lives. Many not making it to 50 years of age.

    I have no issue with clean alternatives, when they clean up air quality. China’s air quality has improved significantly since I first visited. Electric cars are making a difference.

    Is the current alarmist climate change narrative a con job? Probably but pollution is a real threat and some green initiatives have reduced those negative health outcomes, so that can’t be denied either.

  3. New Zealand has vast amounts of coal, gas and oil…

    Imagine the prosperity from a massive reduction in your domestic electricity bill and the cost of energy for business being minimised by using what we have for the benefit of all.

  4. Well said and everyone knows this but is too afraid of saying it. Of course MSM will be frothing at the mouth to make Trump look foolish and very wrong.

  5. This is why the corrupt MSM hate Trump. Climate alarmism is the cornerstone of their propaganda. Net Zero is an unnecessary cost to New Zealand that’s reputed to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.

  6. “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.” I would replace con job with wealth transfer to the 1 & 2 percenters of the world.

  7. Every government around the world were complicit in this scam and all must be held accountable. Now it must be obvious why the democrats, the globalists, the WEF and every radical leader around the globe wanted Donald Trump silenced. He was always going to stop the communist rot, the endless wars that created refugees, the racism revival, the electoral fraud, the theft of Ukraine funding, the healthcare deception, the denigration of religion, the harm exposed by vaccines and gender dysphoria. The truth is now setting us all free.

  8. First is was global coolimg then is was climate heating and now its called climate change. Well the climete has aways changed.

    Now lets just cancel that nonsense along with the Greens claptrap who are just a bunch of bussy pokers or apeasers.

    I want all ministers of parliament to end all nonsense laws. Heath and saftey for one. Right from caveman times , if you did something daring the chances of hurting or killing yourself increases. Its called common sense. It does not laws or legal penalties, a judge. It is called instant karma. Besides, it strengthens the gene pool.

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