Richard Branson: 'History will treat Trump incredibly unkindly'

[babylonsister]

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Richard Branson: 'History will treat Trump incredibly unkindly'
by Aaron Smith @AaronSmithCNN June 2, 2017: 11:04 AM ET
Richard Branson: Trump's Paris exit 'a horrible loss'


"It just makes so many of us literally want to cry when for some bizarre reason the president of America decides to make such a catastrophic decision," the billionaire founder of Virgin told CNN's Poppy Harlow and John Berman on Friday.

He also challenged Trump's claim that rejecting the deal could save 2.7 million jobs in the United States.

"Hundreds of thousands of jobs could have been created in the clean energy sector if he had given it his support," Branson said.

He joins dozens of CEOs voicing their displeasure with Trump's decision, including the chief executives of Apple (AAPL, Tech30), Goldman Sachs (GS) and General Electric (GE). The CEOs of Disney (DIS) and Tesla (TSLA) stepped down from presidential advisory councils.

Trump styles himself as a savior of coal industry jobs. But Branson said, "The industries he's trying to protect, coal, they're dying industries."

Branson called it a "dreadful, dreadful day."

"It's a horrible loss what happened yesterday," he said, "and I think history will treat Trump incredibly unkindly for the message that he sent to the world yesterday."

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Actually, history will treat Trump exactly as he deserves.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. I wonder what history will have to say about the people who voted for him.

[gulliver]

3. I dunno. Look at Reagan.

He basically knee-capped the working person, super-charged the drug war, and traded arms for hostages in violation of the law. He was an ass, and he's considered a saint. Even a lot of our Dems, including Obama, are powerless against the charm of that winning Reagan smile, those dulcet tones, that chipper outlook.

[Phoenix61]

4. As you say, Reagan was charming

He spoke in complete sentences. He didn't incite people at his rallies to physically assault others. Basically, he wasn't a raging asshole and Twitler definitely is.

[rock]

7. Too many people are still around who voted for Reagan

We can't get an honest historical appraisal until most of them are gone.

[Progressive dog]

5. It will be a pretty small comfort if

the only punishment for Trump's attacks on reality will be after he's gone. Hopefully, his comeuppance will not have to wait for the history books.

[Snotcicles]

6. I think Trump gave up on leaving a decent legacy long ago. nt

[napi21]

8. I saw him make those commments on MSNBC. I think we will soon see members of his base begin

to peal off because a lot of the things he's doing will harm THEM, plus many of the promises that drew their support will not happen.