Trump’s announcement of the withdrawal from the Paris climate deal was delayed for 30 minutes due to an issue with Trump’s teleprompter.
Zeke Miller tweeted:
Delay appears in part to be because of teleprompter issues
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 1, 2017
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Republicans spent years making a big deal out of Obama and Hillary Clinton’s use of teleprompters, but their president can’t even tell the world that he is rejecting science and diminishing American leadership by withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement.
Trump is so untrustworthy when speaking on his own that his administration delayed an event because they wouldn’t let Donald Trump face the cameras without his script.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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