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L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti on MSNBC MSNBC via Twitter On Monday, as Joe Biden called Donald Trump “a climate arsonist,” the president met with California Governor Gavin Newsom, who took an agree-to-disagree approach while calling out the president on climate change. Later, Trump meet with scientists, state officials and politicians to discuss further the massive wildfires scorching the state. Wade Crowfoot, California’s Secretary for Natural Resources, gave the president a blunt assessment his wildfire performance. “If we ignore that science and sort of put our head in the sand and think it’s all about vegetation management,” said Crowfoot, “we’re not going to succeed together protecting Californians.” Trump, seemingly self-assured but offering no evidence said, “It’ll start getting cooler. You just watch.” “I wish science agreed with you,” said Mr. Crowfoot. “Well, I don’t think science knows, actually,” shot back Trump. President Trump wrongly told California’s secretary of natural resources, Wade Crowfoot, that the climate will “start getting cooler.” Crowfoot: “I wish science agreed with you.” Trump: “Well, I don’t think science knows, actually.” https://t.co/DG9BR56gps pic.twitter.com/wVA977Vg50 — CBS News (@CBSNews) September 14, 2020 Later in the day, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti , asked on MSNBC about the president’s climate […]
