Donald Trump has been called out by his favourite network Fox News after trying to minimise his administration’s negative environmental policies.
In a speech at the White House on Monday, the president responded to a report from the environmental non-profit Sierra Club, which said he had “the worst record on the environment and climate action of any president in the history of the country”.
Trump and a number of cabinet members argued that increase in fossil fuel production was actually good for the environment.
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But Fox News host Shepard Smith took to the air to say what most people were already thinking: that those policies have been “widely criticised by environmentalists and academics.”
President Trump left out quite a few facts when talking about his environmental record today – but @ShepNewsTeam fi… https://t.co/QZYIFzzrpo— Sen. Maggie Hassan (@Sen. Maggie Hassan) 1562618359
Smith cited a New York Times report that found that Trump’s government had either repealed or rolled back more than 80 environmental rules and regulations.
He listed just a few, including cancelling a requirement for oil and gas companies to report methane emissions, loosening a rule to limit toxic emissions from major industrial poluters, and proposing a weakening of fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks.
People were delighted to see Trump fact-checked, especially by the only TV network he regularly praises.
Good for Shepard Smith, a fearless MAN with character and truths embedded in his reporting! If Fox only had the in… https://t.co/2QNZ0g1A0m— ElsieMarie (@ElsieMarie) 1562618004
@HuffPost Once again, Shepard Smith showing he is a solid journalist.— Elizabeth Vargas (@Elizabeth Vargas) 1562646413
@SenatorHassan When doesn’t 45 leave facts out? His truth-o-meter is broken with no hope for fixing— Jeremy (@Jeremy) 1562624575
@SenatorHassan @SenateDems @ShepNewsTeam @FoxNews Trump + environmental+ record What record 😂 He's an idiot and… https://t.co/RDSaaylXq3— AliviaTHINKS (@AliviaTHINKS) 1562626172
It comes after a series of tweets from the president on Sunday in which he attacked Fox News in a rare outburst against the Rupert Murdoch-owned network, saying they were employing too many Democrats and using the “fake” New York Times as a source.
HT HuffPost