Democrats Frame Trump Climate Hostility As Economic, Corruption Concern

As this year’s international climate conference in Brazil winds down without input from U.S. officials, Democratic lawmakers are framing President Trump’s inaction or hostility to climate change policies as ignoring Americans’ increasing costs for everyday expenses while also highlighting what they see as his corruption. Climate “is another issue that shows that Trump is not aligned with the American people, that he can’t be trusted to protect people’s pocketbooks and their electric utility bills, and their homeowners’ insurance and their...