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The seat for president trump empty. when asked if he considers the climate crisis a priority, the president today claimed he knows more about the environment than most people. called himself an environmentalist and his answer focused on the financials, not the climate crisis. >> the united states has tremendous wealth. the wealth is under its feet. im not going to lose that wealth. im not going to lose it on -- on dreams, on wind mills. >> a main focus of the meeting mr. trump skipped, an intern...

>> i know you like president obama, but it was annexed during president obamas -- >> reporter: the president was evasive on whether he would meet with the iran president too. >> hes a great negotiator. but he -- i think hes going to want to meet. i think iran wants to get this situation straightened out. >> reporter: and perhaps the most lasting image, mr. trump was missing in action on climate change. skipping a meeting devoted to the global challenge. the white house claimed the president was ...

Tonight, president trump se heading home from the g-7 summit in france, where he had raised questions about attending. his performance in france was filled with conflict and contradictions. lets bring in our analyst. and david swerdlick, let me play you some clips of what the president had to say on some veil pressing issues. >> i can confirm that the first lady loved your french wine. the first lady has gotten to know kim jong-un. with doral, we have a series of magnificent buildings. we call t...

Denier. >> hes calling himself an environmentalist but didnt show up at the meeting to discuss the climate crisis. daniel dale, before i come to you on fact checking on china because theres a lot to do there, nia-malika is still with us. the president was asked about this erat sicticism with china calling him a good leader, going back and forth on sunday and having his treasury secretary and his chief economic advisor saying that thats not really what he meant. he considered increasing the sanct...

Couple of pipe looilines that h not been able to get approved for many years. i was able to get an war in alaska. it could be the largest site. ronald reagan wasnt able to do it. nobody was able to do it. theyve been trying to do it since before ronald reagan. were the number one energy producer in the world. soon it will be by far the number one. its tremendous wealth and l & & g is being sought out all over the world and we have more of it than anybody else. and im not going to lose that wealt...

Cover for him. >> the president, daniel, as you know, later said that he is an environmentalist. lets listen to that. >> in a nutshell, i want the cleanest water on earth. i want the cleanest air on earth. and thats what were doing. and im an environmentalist. a lot of people dont understand that. i have done more environmental impact statements probably than anybody thats i guess i can say definitely, because i have done many, many, many of them. more than anybody thats ever been president or v...

Lose it on dreams, on windmills, which, frankly, arent working too well. im not going to lose it. and im an environmentalist. a lot of people dont understand that. >> reporter: the president flat-out refused to say whether he believed that climate change is happening as he left. >> do you believe in climate change? do you believe in climate change? >> and there is one other falsehood from the president that the white house had to deal with, and that was when the president said during that news c...

That. >> here he is in france, basically denying that climate change exists, as the amazon rain forest continues to burn, and then adding, im an environmentalist, he says. what did you make of that answer, michael? >> well, it wasnt that strong either. but i do think when he talks about lng and gas, of course, that is the relatively more benign fossil fuel, produces a lot less co2. and if he had confined his remarks to that, he would have been on more solid ground. you know, in one sense, im not...

Rollbacks undertaken by the trump administration. everything from mining debris in streams to the pollutants admitted into the air. when he says hes an environmentalist because hes done environmental exact statements, those impact statements are the things developers have to do when proposing a development impact. >> speaking of his projects, the president is now proposing that next years g-7 summit when the u.s. hosts it will possibly take place at his own golf resort, doral, which is outside m...

A major source of environmental pollution in chile is salmon feed. its stored in harbor depose like this one. the think contains a pesticide that was banned in europe years ago it can only be used in salmon feet otherwise the feet would perish environmentalist say that this is a serious problem in chile. much of the salmon feed is made from soybeans and rapeseed. so these salmon have been turned into vegetarians simply to cut production costs and keep prices down for this popular food. a lot of ...