President Donald Trump complimented French President Emmanuel Macron for suspending a proposed tax hike on fuel in response to an uprising of violent populist protests in Paris.
The fuel tax hike was promoted by Macron, who argued that it would help reduce climate change and shift France to a cleaner, greener future.
I am glad that my friend @EmmanuelMacron and the protestors in Paris have agreed with the conclusion I reached two years ago. The Paris Agreement is fatally flawed because it raises the price of energy for responsible countries while whitewashing some of the worst polluters….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2018
….in the world. I want clean air and clean water and have been making great strides in improving America’s environment. But American taxpayers – and American workers – shouldn’t pay to clean up others countries’ pollution.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2018
Trump concluded that Macron’s decision to suspend the taxes was a partial realization that the Paris Climate deal was a mistake.- READ MORE