Nicholas Kamm/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, declined to say on “Good Morning America” today whether Trump believes global warming is a hoax when pressed by ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos.
“The president believes in a clean environment, clean air, clean water,” Conway said. “He’s received awards as a businessman in that regard. He made very clear yesterday what he doesn’t believe, which is that the U.S. government should stay in an agreement that gives us too much of the financial burden.”
Conway said the president believes in negotiating better deals for the country and that there is a balance between environmental protection and economic role.
When asked about President Trump’s plan to renegotiate the Paris agreement, Conway explained that the president’s first responsibility is to “Americans, their interests, their jobs and economic growth here.”
“Why should we front-load so much of the economic burden in this agreement to the detriment of the American worker?” Conway said. “All the projections say that we would have a decline in some of the key sectors where men and women in this country rely upon for their livelihood — cement, paper, natural gas, coal. Why are we doing that and yet letting India and China get off scot-free?”
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