Trump to UN: Carbon footprint created by 'people with evil intentions'

United States President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that the carbon footprint is a “hoax.” While delivering his speech at the high-level General Debate in New York, Trump scoffed at climate change. Each world leader or representative is given a voluntary 15 minute time period to deliver their speech – Trump’s address crossed the 50-minute mark. The US president claimed that the carbon footprint was created “by people with evil intentions” and that they are on a “path of total destruction.” He used the opportunity to...