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>> there seemed to be an implication during your back and forth with the white house president corps that the rest of the world wanted the united states in it to slow down the united states. do you believe that? >> i believe -- i think the very much so put us in an economic advantage. >> i understand.. do you think that was intentional?t >> i think the rest of the world applauded what we did in paris. we have to go back -- >> why would they applaud it? >> because they put us at economic disadvantage. >> you think the globe, these countries got together to slow e down the united states economic...

But the framework in 1992, is something we're still part of it. the discussions two back for more than two decades. >> so are you advocating now that essentially even though we pulled out of the paris agreement, it's still going to govern some goals here?nt >> paris is a bad deal for this country. the president made clear on friday we're going to have an america-first strategy with respect to the environment and international agreements.ecio but he also said that engagement, discussion, international discussion and dialogue around co-2 emissions is something we should continued chuck, i think ...

Reductions in the co 2 footprint and pre-1994 levels today. not because of paris, not because of kyoto, but because of american ingenuity and novation. >> i'm struck. you truly believe that many of these countries signed on to paris and were trying to get ths united states to sign on to it for economic reasons? >> if you look at the criticismo that was levied against paris in 2015, there was as much criticism on the environmental left as there was on the right. >> sure.he some thought it should have gone further. >> i'll tell you why. they were upset. in fact, james hansen, former nasa scienti...

Change much like -- methane actually is more potent. >> you don't believe co 2 -- >> i didn't say that. i said it'ss a cause. >> primary? >> a causese. of many. like methane and waterui vacher and the best. >> scott pruitt, i appreciate you coming on. >> thank you. >> back in a moment with much or more on the three big stories we're following this morning, the terror attack in london. climate agreement and james comey'tempt that comeson week on the russia te investigation. later,n. hillary clinton provided a lot of reasons why she believes she lost the 2016 election but there was one reason ...

You never heard that. clayton: the aclu came out and said this is racist. us pulling out of the climate accord is racist because and i'm quoting, black and brown people tend to live closer to coal plants. and, therefore, they are getting asthma at higher rate. >> well, again, it's nonsense. i mean, you would think that the whole world is choking to death. america has done significant improvement in our air and our water. we have been doing it we have had a dramatic decline in co 2 emissions since 2006. we did that without the paris accords. you know, it's good business to be more energy consci...