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TygrBright

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Fri Jun 2, 2017, 08:23 PM Jun 2017

Trump campaign plans Pittsburgh, not Paris rally to cheer climate deal exit [View all]

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Source: Politico

President Donald Trump’s campaign announced a “Pittsburgh, not Paris” rally across from the White House on Saturday to celebrate the United States’ withdrawal from a global climate agreement.

The Fairfax County Republican Committee and the Republican Party of Virginia are sponsoring the rally in Lafayette Square, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, according to an announcement from the Trump campaign.

“As you know, the President has been under siege from the mainstream media and the Democrats, especially now that he put American jobs first by withdrawing from the Paris Accord. Therefore, we are organizing a group to demonstrate our support for President Trump and his fearless leadership,” the invitation reads.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/02/trump-climate-change-rally-pittsburgh-not-paris-239071



Tonight I will go to sleep and dream that 100,000 citizens who care about their grandchildren having a livable planet show up in Lafayette Square at the exact same time.

A woman can dream, can't she?


wistfully,
Bright
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