Barack Obama makes dig at Donald Trump over Paris Agreement on climate change during Jakarta speec

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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]

1. Precious words of SANITY

“An agreement that even with the temporary absence of American leadership, can still give our children a fighting chance."

[Sunlei]

2. 'With the temporary absence of American leadership,' TIC TIC TIC TIC. please hurry!

[mountain grammy]

3. K & R

[C_U_L8R]

4. True. Trump is temporary.

And the more temporary, the better.

[RussBLib]

5. Obama was temporary too

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]

8. Trump's digging his own hole

I imagine the Dems are sitting back and enjoying it.
Still would be refreshing to see them aggressively go on the offense.

[Achilleaze]

6. the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief does not qualify

as a leader in any way shape or form, unless you are hellbent on a pilgrimage of the damned.

[lark]

7. Perfect phrasing!

"..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]

9. And totally true

The digs are simply the facts