Washington – President Barack Obama defended his remarks about the threat posed by climate change, saying Republicans, including U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, were “the only people” disputing the gravity of the problem.
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Obama has called climate change a great threat to future generations. At a news conference on Tuesday before leaving the U.N. climate summit in Paris, he likened global warming to the threat posed by terrorism and Islamic State and said both problems can be addressed by applying steady pressure and new ideas.
Republicans seized on his comments as understating the threat of terrorism. Trump, front-runner to be the Republican nominee in the 2016 presidential election, told MSNBC that Obama’s comment was the “one of the dumbest statements I’ve ever heard in politics.”
“Well, you know, Mr. Trump should run back a tape or quote on some of the stuff he’s said,” Obama retorted, during an interview with CBS “This Morning” that was broadcast on Friday.
“But, look, here’s what we know: 99.5 percent of scientists in the world say this is a really urgent problem,” he said. “Political parties around the world. The only people who are still disputing it are either some Republicans in Congress or – folks on the campaign trail.”
Obama was among more than 150 world leaders in Paris this week at the start of a U.N. conference that aims to reach an agreement to curb global warming.
On Tuesday, Obama said rising seas and warming climates could be drain on economic resources.
“This is an economic and security imperative that we have to tackle now,” he said.
Obama is indeed very unintelligent but everyone is afraid of saying so for fear of being labeled a racist. Without his TelePrompTer all he can say is, “um,,,,um….” The only reason he was elected was because of his skin color, certainly not because he had any useful experience or brains. And yes, anyone who thinks terrorism is caused by global warming, and that it’s a worse problem, is not only stupid and gullible, but nuts. I believe his softness on terror and feelings about Islam are A lot more sinister than simple ignorance or stupid liberalism, as is the case with Hilary and the rest of the bleeding heart liberals though. This man is obviously using his position to further the ways of his father’s religion.
Tell it to the chinese who are the worst polluters .Obama has to come to terms with his perception that there are no moslem terrorists .
People confuse climate change and pollution. is pollution dangerous? Yes. I think its obvious that breathing in heavy toxic smug and chemicals is dangerous for ones health. And that’s what China is worried about. But that the world will come to an end due to climate change is nonsense. I am not sure exactly what the 99.5% of scientists agree to exactly.
To most, the more Hussein O’ talks about it, the dumber he sounds. He was Dumb and now he’s Dumber!
99.5%? Wow! What a genius! He’s got it down to the exact fraction. I feel so insecure. Nebech. I wouldn’t call this creep dumb. Lunatic perhaps, but not dumb. Dumb people are normal just not bright. This guy’s just a deranged maniac who became president in a country of loons.
According to Obama we can solve the problem of Isis if just all drivers would make certain to keep their tires properly inflated.