President Donald Trump has hit out at “climate lunatics,” saying he is more concerned about the “dangers” of nuclear weapons than climate change.
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Trump said the country’s “greatest” threat was nuclear weapons that are “big monsters.”
“I listen to these climate lunatics and they talk about global warming, and they say the ocean is gonna rise one-eighth of an inch over the next 300 years. And nobody ever talks about nuclear weapons…they don’t talk about the dangers of a nuclear weapon, which could happen tomorrow,” Trump said.
“I watched Biden for years say…our greatest existential threat was the climate…I said no, the greatest is sitting in shelves in various countries called nuclear weapons that are big monsters that can blow your heads off for miles and miles and miles.”
It comes days after Trump said he sent a letter to Khamenei, seeking a new deal with Tehran to restrain its rapidly advancing nuclear program and replace the deal he withdrew America from during his first term in office.
Khamenei on Saturday rejected the offer, saying any such talks with the US would be aimed at imposing restrictions on Iranian missile range and its influence in the region. He did not call the US by name but said a “bullying government” was being persistent
Users on social media slammed Trump’s comments during the Fox interview.
“Trump is WEAVING with this response, recycling the same nonsense he spouts at his rally speeches,” an X user wrote.
Another added: “The only reason nuclear weapons would be a concern today is as a result of the instability Trump has brought upon the world.”
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump was upfront about his intention to scrap numerous “kamikazee climate regulations” introduced by the Biden administration. In his previous tenure, Trump’s administration attempted to dismantle over 100 environmental safeguards.
