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UPDATED 1:45 PM PT – Sat. Dec. 8, 2018
President Trump says the Paris climate agreement isn’t working out so well for Paris, amid the ongoing demonstrations in the French capital.
Demonstrators clashes with police in Paris, France, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. Crowds of protesters angry at President Emmanuel Macron and France’s high taxes tried to converge on the presidential palace Saturday, some scuffling with police firing tear gas, amid exceptional security measures aimed at preventing a repeat of last week’s rioting. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
He made the comment in a tweet Saturday, noting that protests and riots are happening all over France.
The president also said people do not want to pay large sums of money, much of which goes to “questionably run” third world countries, in order to “maybe protect the environment.”
The president’s comments come as riot police launch tear gas at ‘yellow vest’ protesters, during the fourth weekend of fuel tax demonstrations.
Very sad day & night in Paris. Maybe it’s time to end the ridiculous and extremely expensive Paris Agreement and return money back to the people in the form of lower taxes? The U.S. was way ahead of the curve on that and the only major country where emissions went down last year!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2018