Biden attacks Trump's climate record amid Western wildfires, lays out his plan
By Rebecca Beitsch - 09/14/20 03:04 PM EDT
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hit President Trump on Monday on climate change, calling the president a "climate arsonist" while outlining a vision he promises will both boost the economy and clean the environment.
Biden spoke about the fires that have raged for weeks across California, Oregon and Washington, but he took a broader view, listing off disasters from flooding in the Midwest to hurricanes battling the Southeast and accusing Trump of ignoring the changing climate as the underlying thread exacerbating each.
“What we're seeing in America, in our communities, is connected to all of this, with every bout with nature's fury caused by our own inaction on climate change,†Biden said from Delaware.
“If we give a climate arsonist four more years in the White House, why would anyone be surprised if we have more of America ablaze? If we leave a climate denier with four more years in the White House, why would anyone be surprised when more of America is underwater. We need a president that respects science, understands that the damage from climate change is already here. Unless we take urgent action, it will soon be more catastrophic.â€
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