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The fact that the u.s. also the largest emitter of carbon emissions was committing to 26% to 28% drop by 2025, that is huge, and so this wont really roll back the whole agreement for all of the other country, but it could have a real ripple effect to other countries that are starting to get serious about climate change that they might start to waffle on their commitments. >> many european leaders, and business leaders to get to, as well and people within the presidents own administration. >> tha...

These commitments. so this is something that donald trump is doing. im just not sure that president rubio or cruz wouldnt have done the same thing. >> nicole wallace, im coming to you in a moment. i just want to alert people to reince priebus. i think that appears to be the television operator beneath the colonnade ceiling and they are going through one last night the presidents remarks. but -- >> you want to make sure you give him the right draft. >> nicole, to steves last point. president rubi...

Responded saying the deal was meant to protect the world we leave to our children. adding the nations that remain will reap the benefits in jobs and industries created. >> donald trump is not telling the truth to the american people when he he says we have the huge burden imposed on us by other nations. it is voluntary. the president of the united states could have changed that without walking away from the agreement. >> reporter: backlash growing among business leaders who lobbied president tru...

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Reviewing progress and making new commitments so its part of the negotiation process that president trump suggested he wanted to re-engage so theres no -- it doesnt make any sense to me that one would withdraw. >> if the white house had reached out to you, you would have told them, what, continue with the accord and try to do more? >> yes. in fact, i and my colleagues here at m.i.t. have something we call a policy plan accelerator which were trying to bring the tools that we have to help differe...

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Counsel. general electric ceo tweeting industry must now lead and not depend on government. cities and states are also vowing to step up. dozens of governors and mayors across the country pledging to uphold the commitments of the paris agreement. the president this morning is on a social media spree retweeting favorable things people have said about his paris accord decision. today sean spicer, the white house press secretary, is expected to hold one of high school increasingly rare on-camera br...

Saying this is a campaign promise, you need to keep with it but then you had folks reportedly like jared kushner and ivanka trump, relatives of the president and also rex tillerson saying that for diplomatic reasons you really needed to stay in. blowback from the international community would just be too great. paul: well, what about the blowback, its just substantial. donald trump said, look, we are going to renegotiate this, make it better terms but quickly angela merkel and european frenches ...

Power and facilitation power. we have other global responsibilities outside of nalto that many of those nations dont have to worry about, so theres a lot that goes into this picture. and when he talks about underpayments, its important for people to understand, you dont pay dues to nato. what hes talking about here are their national decisions about defense spending on their own, and they all agree -- >> their commitments to defense. >> right. and they agreed back in warsaw three years ago for 2...