Miss America Contestants Take on Trump Over Paris Climate Accord, Charlottesville

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Miss America Contestants Take on Trump Over Paris Climate Accord, Charlottesville
“There is evidence that climate change is existing and we need to be at that table.”
MOTHER JONES NEW YORK BUREAUSEP. 11, 2017 8:50 AM

On Sunday, Cara Mund, a 23-year-old graduate from Brown University, was crowned the newest Miss America, making her the first contestant from North Dakota to win the title. But it’s her critical response to a question regarding the president and climate change that appears to be eclipsing her historic win.

“I do believe it’s a bad decision,” Mund said when asked about Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate treaty. “Once we reject that, we take ourselves out of the negotiation table and that’s something that we really need to keep in mind. There is evidence that climate change is existing.”

“So whether you believe it or not, we need to be at that table and I just think it’s a bad decision on behalf of the United States.”

http://www.motherjones.com/media/2017/09/miss-america-contestants-take-on-trump-over-paris-climate-accord-charlottesville/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Sweet Karma!

While they may not originate from the Miss Universe Pageant, they're still beauty contestants with brains and opinions.

[LisaM]

2. There was a bit of an anti-Trump vibe going on last night, I thought.

Of course, his pageant was the upstart rival pageant anyway, but I noticed from the beginning that the contestants were talking about breaking glass ceilings, women being empowered, diversity, and compassion. And one of the contestants in the talent contest (I think it was Miss Texas) had a blurb saying that she was inspired by Michelle Obama.