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US: Rightwingers trumpet decision to wreck planet
Trump’s allies defend his plan to pull out of Paris climate change accord

SENIOR US government figures lined up yesterday to back President Donald Trump’s self-interested decision to pull out of the global fight against climate change.

Announcing his plan to withdraw from the Paris climate accord on Thursday, the billionaire demagogue said: “The agreement handicaps the US economy in order to win praise from foreign capitals and global activists.”

“I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.”

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