Trump speaks to General Assembly at UN
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2025 10:49 am
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"President Trump on Tuesday claimed climate change was “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” as he used his speech to the United Nations to bash efforts to reduce carbon emissions and move toward clean energy.
“It’s the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world in my opinion. Climate change, no matter what happens you’re involved in that,” Trump said at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.
“All of these predictions made by the United Nations and many others, often for bad reasons, were wrong,” Trump continued. “They were made by stupid people that have cost their countries fortunes and given those same counties no chance for success.”
Trump called the idea of a carbon footprint “nonsense” and a “hoax made up by people with evil intentions.” And he urged nations to move away from efforts to shift their economies toward investments in clean energy.
“If you don’t get away from this green scam your country is going to fail,” Trump said. “And I’m really good at predicting things.”
The president has for years cast doubt on the effects of climate change, which experts have warned could have catastrophic environmental impacts if nations do not take steps to mitigate it. His administration has quickly moved in the early months of his second term to slash environmental regulations.
The administration announced in July it would exempt dozens of chemical manufacturers, oil refineries, coal plants, medical device sterilizers and other polluters from Clean Air Act rules.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced earlier this month a proposal to eliminate requirements under a 2009 rule that forced major emitters to report their greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump signed into law a massive tax and spending bill in July that slashed incentives for wind and solar energy projects, and his administration has thrown up other barriers for those projects to get approval."
"President Trump on Tuesday claimed climate change was “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” as he used his speech to the United Nations to bash efforts to reduce carbon emissions and move toward clean energy.
“It’s the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world in my opinion. Climate change, no matter what happens you’re involved in that,” Trump said at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.
“All of these predictions made by the United Nations and many others, often for bad reasons, were wrong,” Trump continued. “They were made by stupid people that have cost their countries fortunes and given those same counties no chance for success.”
Trump called the idea of a carbon footprint “nonsense” and a “hoax made up by people with evil intentions.” And he urged nations to move away from efforts to shift their economies toward investments in clean energy.
“If you don’t get away from this green scam your country is going to fail,” Trump said. “And I’m really good at predicting things.”
The president has for years cast doubt on the effects of climate change, which experts have warned could have catastrophic environmental impacts if nations do not take steps to mitigate it. His administration has quickly moved in the early months of his second term to slash environmental regulations.
The administration announced in July it would exempt dozens of chemical manufacturers, oil refineries, coal plants, medical device sterilizers and other polluters from Clean Air Act rules.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced earlier this month a proposal to eliminate requirements under a 2009 rule that forced major emitters to report their greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump signed into law a massive tax and spending bill in July that slashed incentives for wind and solar energy projects, and his administration has thrown up other barriers for those projects to get approval."