The exchange shows how difficult it is for Trump to stay on message during a campaign in which climate change is suddenly in the fore. The president, who once called climate change a “hoax,” himself pulled back from directly attacking climate change in speeches. Trump’s most recent remarks about climate change are giving Joe Biden fresh fodder. Biden has made tackling climate change a central tenet of his presidential campaign. Trump, by contrast, had no plan to address climate change, and his party did not address the issue at its nominating convention.

Source: Washington Post September 15, 2020 12:11 UTC