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According to Roberts, "The sheer density of [President Donald Trump's] bullshit is almost admirable, from a performance art perspective." (Photo:Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The 5 Biggest Deceptions in Trump's Paris Climate Speech
It wasn’t easy narrowing these down.
Jun 02, 2017
Yesterday, President Donald Trump gave a speech announcing that the US would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
It is a remarkable address, in its own way, in that virtually every passage contains something false or misleading. The sheer density of bullshit is almost admirable, from a performance art perspective. Trump even managed to get in some howlers that had nothing to do with climate change. He started by citing an act of terrorism in Manila that wasn't terrorism. He said, "our tax bill is moving along in Congress," but there's no tax bill. And so forth.
A proper fact-check would run longer than the speech itself. To keep this quick, I've selected the top five deceptions.
A note: I'm not calling these "lies," because that implies Trump knows they are false. It is far from clear that Trump understands anything about any of the issues at stake, or is even capable of forming stable beliefs as such (as I wrote here and here).
Anyway, whether he's lying or merely bullshitting, here are the top five.
Read Roberts' full list at Vox.com
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David Roberts
David Roberts writes about energy and climate policy for Vox. Follow him on Twitter: @drvox
Yesterday, President Donald Trump gave a speech announcing that the US would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
It is a remarkable address, in its own way, in that virtually every passage contains something false or misleading. The sheer density of bullshit is almost admirable, from a performance art perspective. Trump even managed to get in some howlers that had nothing to do with climate change. He started by citing an act of terrorism in Manila that wasn't terrorism. He said, "our tax bill is moving along in Congress," but there's no tax bill. And so forth.
A proper fact-check would run longer than the speech itself. To keep this quick, I've selected the top five deceptions.
A note: I'm not calling these "lies," because that implies Trump knows they are false. It is far from clear that Trump understands anything about any of the issues at stake, or is even capable of forming stable beliefs as such (as I wrote here and here).
Anyway, whether he's lying or merely bullshitting, here are the top five.
Read Roberts' full list at Vox.com
David Roberts
David Roberts writes about energy and climate policy for Vox. Follow him on Twitter: @drvox
Yesterday, President Donald Trump gave a speech announcing that the US would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
It is a remarkable address, in its own way, in that virtually every passage contains something false or misleading. The sheer density of bullshit is almost admirable, from a performance art perspective. Trump even managed to get in some howlers that had nothing to do with climate change. He started by citing an act of terrorism in Manila that wasn't terrorism. He said, "our tax bill is moving along in Congress," but there's no tax bill. And so forth.
A proper fact-check would run longer than the speech itself. To keep this quick, I've selected the top five deceptions.
A note: I'm not calling these "lies," because that implies Trump knows they are false. It is far from clear that Trump understands anything about any of the issues at stake, or is even capable of forming stable beliefs as such (as I wrote here and here).
Anyway, whether he's lying or merely bullshitting, here are the top five.
Read Roberts' full list at Vox.com
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