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Trump Mocks Climate Change Amid US Cold Wave, Calls it 'Greatest Con Job Ever'

  • Donald Trump used a forecast of extreme cold weather across 40 US states to mock global warming on Truth Social.
  • He questioned climate activists, asking, "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING?" amid warnings of dangerous wind chills.
  • Trump has consistently dismissed climate change as exaggerated or fraudulent, often citing cold events as counter-evidence.
  • During his presidency, he called climate change a "very expensive hoax" and withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement.
  • He escalated rhetoric at the UN General Assembly in 2025, calling climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world."

Why It Matters: Donald Trump continues to mock climate change, using cold weather to dismiss scientific consensus and environmental policies.

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