Barely more than 100 days into his presidency, Donald Trump has already cemented his legacy as little more than an obedient host in the Republican Party’s interminable quest for revenge on Barack Obama for his crime of being elected President of the United States. Whereas Obama forged a strong, respectable, impactful legacy during his eight years in office, Trump’s own legacy is nothing more than a transparent attempt to dismantle his predecessor’s. This came to full fruition with Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the world’s most aggressive international pact to address the imminent dangers of climate change. While Trump tried to tout the withdrawal as a victory for the United States against a “draconian” international deal that imposed unfair burdens on American workers and businesses, those very people emerged in droves to condemn his actions. Had Obama not championed environmental protectionism so strongly, it is doubtful that Trump would have pursued such reckless, sweeping policy changes.

Source: Huffington Post June 06, 2017 01:16 UTC