President Donald Trump continued to cast doubt on the effects of climate change, claiming that his “very high levels of intelligence” have given him pause about the issue.
The president boasted about his intelligence–something he’s done several times in the past–during a wide-ranging interview with the Washington Post published on Tuesday.
When asked about a climate change report released by his administration last week, the president did not seem to agree with its findings. Earlier this week, he said something similar, saying he didn’t “believe” in the report’s findings.
“One of the problems that a lot of people like myself—we have very high levels of intelligence, but we’re not necessarily such believers,” Trump told the Post. “You look at our air and our water, and it’s right now at a record clean… As to whether or not it’s man-made and whether or not the effects that you’re talking about are there, I don’t see it—not nearly like it is. Do we want clean water? Absolutely. Do we want clean air to breathe? Absolutely.”
Naturally, Twitter quickly mocked Trump—yet again—for boasting about his intelligence.
“Very high levels of intelligence” is he a comedian now? https://t.co/kj7lpjrTmA
— Luce (@lucekayb) November 28, 2018
“very high levels of intelligence”
— Blake (@bcampbell23) November 28, 2018
*stares directly into eclipse* pic.twitter.com/k8xWheDf6H
https://twitter.com/blabbate/status/1067773105676976128
https://twitter.com/jameswithadhd/status/1067770240732295169
https://twitter.com/trenchswm/status/1067768505301430273
https://twitter.com/jelle_simons/status/1067564299831468032
https://twitter.com/JJensenRF/status/1067619102817161217
In the interview, Trump also said that oceans are “very small,” which prompted another round of roasting.
https://twitter.com/gelles/status/1067647222928629761
Oceans are very small? Has he seen a globe? Can we all collectively just start mailing globes to the WH circling the oceans for him? https://t.co/A92PU4nEcb
— Amber Addison (@Amber_Addison_) November 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/nick_ramsey/status/1067561492126593024
On climate change, @realDonaldTrump said: “When you’re talking about an atmosphere, oceans are very small,” in today’s interview with the @washingtonpost. Pictured below: the Pacific Ocean. pic.twitter.com/Wyygjej5xt
— Joel Adams (@Journo_JoelA) November 28, 2018
You can read all of the Washington Post‘s interview with the president here.
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