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hatrack

(59,585 posts)
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 08:50 AM Nov 2016

Preibus Confirms: Climate Denial Will Be President Shitgibbon's Default Position

Donald Trump’s senior administration team have had their work cut out this week explaining the President-elect’s “dramatic flips” on policy, as Fox news pundit Chris Wallace put it.

Since being named White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus has already had to explain several of the President-elect’s about turns – the latest being Mr Trump’s vacillating stance on climate change. During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump famously described climate change as a “total hoax” invented by the Chinese to undermine US manufacturing.

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In an interview Mr Priebus confirmed climate change denial would remain Mr Trump’s “default position”.

Speaking to Fox News, Mr Priebus said: “As far as this issue on climate change – the only thing he was saying after being asked a few questions about it is, look, he'll have an open mind about it but he has his default position, which most of it is a bunch of bunk, but he'll have an open mind and listen to people. I think that’s what he’s saying.”

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-climate-change-denial-white-house-reince-priebus-steve-bannon-a7446236.html

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Preibus Confirms: Climate Denial Will Be President Shitgibbon's Default Position (Original Post) hatrack Nov 2016 OP
2016 - and we have a climate change denier as Leader of the Free World. JHan Nov 2016 #1
" I think thats what hes saying. rgbecker Nov 2016 #2

rgbecker

(4,831 posts)
2. " I think thats what hes saying.
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 09:47 AM
Nov 2016

That's the best Priebus can do??!!?

If Trump's chief of staff can only guess at what Trump is saying I guess that says all we need to know about the coming Trump presidency.

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