Trump to pull out of Paris Climate Accord

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the U.S. will pull out of the  Paris Climate agreement and says he will try to renegotiate the deal, CBS News reports.

Trump previously called global warming a hoax.

Nearly 200 countries agreed in 2015 to slash carbon dioxide and other emissions.

For the U.S., the deal committed the nation to reductions by 2025.

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