Bernie Sanders Slams President Trump's Climate Change Decision: It's an International Embarrassment
Kate Samuelson
6:34 PM ET
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"What I want to tell you," Sanders continued, "is that with or without Donald Trump, the people of the United States — our cities, our towns and our states — will continue to go forward aggressively in transforming our energy system away from fossil fuel to energy efficiency and sustainable energies like wind, solar, geothermal and other technologies."
"If you haven't caught on yet, I kind of think Donald Trump is not a great president," he joked.
Comparisons have been drawn between Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's left-wing Labour Party. Although Sanders has not formally endorsed Corbyn for the June 8 election, he has commented on the similarities between the two leaders, including their commitment to tackling class issues.
Although Sanders generally steered clear of discussing British politics, instead focusing on issues including the "nonsensical" U.S. healthcare system, Trump's attacks on the media and the Democratic Party's future, he did hint at his support for Corbyn. When taking questions from the audience at the end of his speech, compère David Lammy — a British Labour politician — read out a 'text' he had received from the Labour leader."Can you wish Bernie solidarity and thanks and a huge welcome to Britain and after Thursday can he come back when I form a new government?" the message read. In response, and to the delight of the audience, Sanders answered: "Please text back Mr Corbyn [and say] that I would be more than delighted."
http://time.com/4803875/bernie-sanders-trump-climate-change-london-speech/
