Biden Calls Out Trump For Denying Climate Change Amid Wildfires: ‘The Science Is Clear’ | Talking Points Memo

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden rebuked President Donald Trump’s dismissal of climate change Saturday, criticizing the White House for its failure to take bold action to battle wildfires that continue to tear across Western states.


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A Biden article talking about climate change? Holy crap!

More please!

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<looks out window> I think, in this case, the science is decidedly opaque. cough

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The entire west coast is covered in Smoke. All of Washington. All of Oregon. Most of California.

The air quality index in Chico and Paradise, CA, on a scale of 0-500, is over 700. This area is not on fire, just surrounded.

It makes the petty 407 in my Spokane Valley look mild, but the air is thick as soup.

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Biden:

We absolutely must act now to avoid a future defined by an unending barrage of tragedies like the one American families are enduring across the West today.”

Trump:

In the tweet Friday, the President said that had approved funds to support the brave work of those fighting wildfires on the frontlines, adding: “We are with them all the way!”

As usual, watch what he does, not what he says. He is not with the people who have suffered immeasurable loss. And he doesn’t care.

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That’s horrifying. America is burning, and he golfs.

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The science is clear on climate change.

The science is clear on face masks.

The intelligence is clear on Russian interference.

The incumbent is on the back nine again.

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Well said. :clap:

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Only I can fix it, right?

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If Trump has agreed to do something for fire victims, we can only assume that their internal polling asked a question about it, and “continue to ignore and victim discount” polled poorly.

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Is it me or has Trump been remarkably passive about these fires on all levels?

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His disgusting and incompetent response to the pandemic will be the final nail as people realize that summer’s over, and there will be no normalcy for schools, sports, stores, dining out. Parents are freaking out, believe me.

The Biden campaign has compiled experts in all fields to do what’s needed to get this country back on track.

Trump’s toast. ETTD. He’s touched himself.

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O bazinga! hahahahahahahahaha

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Eeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. 100cc of brain bleach, stat.

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Climate change is just a bigger pandemic to Donald.

There’s no quick fix. It requires too much long-term effort. So… let each Governor figure out how to tackle climate change too.

Anybody up for golf at the club?

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It’s smokey in southern British Columbia Canada too, where I live. This means, chest pain, headaches and fatigue for most of us. We don’t even see any birds.

We are at “VERY HIGH RISK” as indicated on warnings we have received, until Wednesday. It’s from uncontrolled western forest fires. The cause is lack of rain due to climate change.
Thanks Trump for “your concern.”

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Come on. I doubt that he can find it.

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I didn’t say a word! I simply enjoyed the word play. :innocent:

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Actually, that should have been a reply to @brian512.

:grinning:

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This is lame, lame, lame.

Call him for not visiting and showing solidarity to the Americans in distress in CA, OR and WA.

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