Trump Calls Climate Change a 'Con Job' at UN
At the U.N. General Assembly in New York, President Donald Trump said climate change is a "con job," prompting fact-checking coverage that disputes several of his claims. The Associated Press piece (run on PBS) rebuts assertions about renewables' cost and performance, cites UN and IRENA data showing solar and wind among cheapest new electricity sources, and records reactions from small island states and IPCC scientists warning of real-world harms.
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"The column endorses President Trump’s blunt UN critique of the climate movement, arguing that extreme activism has eroded public trust and that pragmatic, non‑doomer conservation policies (including actions by the Trump administration) offer a better path to protect America’s outdoors."
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- President Donald Trump told the U.N. General Assembly that 'climate change' is 'the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.'
- The article cites a July U.N. report and IRENA data finding onshore wind, solar, and new hydropower among the cheapest electricity sources globally.
- Named reactions include Palau ambassador Ilana Seid and IPCC vice chair Adelle Thomas, who said vulnerable countries face life‑threatening climate impacts.