It’s no surprise that the current President, referred to by those closest to him as “an idiot,” “dope,” and “moron,” has excelled at the dumbness competition that is mainstream Republican reaction to climate change. Here are some of his standout moments:
Comment made just days after Trump obtained approval to build two sea barriers to protect his golf resort in County Clare, Ireland, from rising water:
“I consider climate change to be not one of our big problems. I consider it to be not a big problem at all. I think it’s weather. I think it’s weather changes. It could be some man-made something, but you know, if you look at China, they’re doing nothing about it. Other countries, they’re doing nothing about it. It’s a big planet.”
“I think our biggest form of climate change we should worry about is nuclear weapons.”
—Washington Post interview, 3/21/2016
“I think something’s happening. Something’s changing and it’ll change back again. I don’t think it’s a hoax. I think there’s probably a difference. But I don’t know that it’s manmade. I will say this: I don’t want to give trillions and trillions of dollars. I don’t want to lose millions and millions of jobs.”
—Interview with 60 Minutes aired 10/14/2018
“My uncle was a great professor at MIT for many years, Dr. John Trump. And I didn’t talk to him about this particular subject, but I have a natural instinct for science, and I will say that you have scientists on both sides of the picture.”