Barack Obama makes dig at Donald Trump over Paris Agreement on climate change during Jakarta speec
Source: Independent
Barack Obama makes dig at Donald Trump over Paris Agreement on climate change during Jakarta speech
'With the temporary absence of American leadership,' says Obama
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.......................Mr Obama, who spent several years in Indonesia as a child, took President Trump to task for pulling out of the Paris Agreement on climate change and suggested America was currently devoid of leadership.
Touting one of his cornerstone achievements while in office, he said: "In Paris, we came together around the most ambitious agreement in history about climate change.
An agreement that even with the temporary absence of American leadership, can still give our children a fighting chance.
........During his trip to the Indonesian capital Mr Obama was greeted by a crowd of thousands, including leaders, students and businesspeople as he opened the Fourth Congress of Indonesian Diaspora..........
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world-0/barack-obama-donald-trump-paris-agreement-climate-change-jakarta-speech-global-warming-us-presidents-a7820536.html
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ailsagirl
(22,921 posts)An agreement that even with the temporary absence of American leadership, can still give our children a fighting chance."
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)mountain grammy
(26,692 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,052 posts)And the more temporary, the better.
RussBLib
(9,067 posts)There is a serious lack of leadership on the Democratic side too. Pity. This would be an ideal time for a new Democratic leader to really step up. Maybe they are all intimidated by 45.
C_U_L8R
(45,052 posts)I imagine the Dems are sitting back and enjoying it.
Still would be refreshing to see them aggressively go on the offense.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)as a leader in any way shape or form, unless you are hellbent on a pilgrimage of the damned.
lark
(23,234 posts)"..temporary absence of American leadership". No one is leading now, we just have Drumpf following Putin's demands and feathering his own nest and watching tv the rest of the time.
flamingdem
(39,345 posts)The digs are simply the facts
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