Wells Griffith, President Donald Trump’s adviser on energy and climate, made quite an impression at this year’s largest climate change conference held in Poland when he used his speaking time to bolster the necessity of coal.
According to a Washington Post report, Griffith took the podium Monday and said, “We strongly believe that no country should have to sacrifice economic prosperity or energy security in pursuit of environmental sustainability.”
The room erupted into laughter, punctuated with shouts of protest.
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We went from a respected world leader on developing alternative energy sources to combat global warming and promote energy independence to the laughing stock of the world, and an alliance with Russia and Saudi Arabia on energy. All in 2 years.
2020 can’t come soon enough.
This is what happens when one mistakes an international conference for a Trump rally.
Laugh him off the stage. They marginalize themselves with their very behavior.
I wonder how Mr. Griffith liked being laughed at? I wonder if it gave him any reason to reconsider his stance? Nah.
That went well. His 15 minutes of fame in the limelight of “So much winning.”