President Donald Trump: 'I don't believe' government climate report finding

Trump: ‘I don’t believe’ government climate report finding

President Donald Trump is rejecting a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released Friday by his own administration. | AP Photo

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is rejecting a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released Friday by his own administration.

The National Climate Assessment, quietly unveiled Friday, warns that natural disasters are worsening in the United States because of global warming.

It says warming-charged extremes “have already become more frequent, intense, widespread or of long duration.” The report notes the last few years have smashed U.S. records for damaging weather, costing nearly $400 billion since 2015.

Trump says, “I don’t believe it.”

Trump, administration officials and elected Republicans frequently say they can’t tell how much of climate change is caused by humans and how much is natural.

Next Up In Washington

Arizona indicts 18 in case over 2020 election in Arizona, including Giuliani and Meadows

In blocking April Perry from U.S. attorney post, J.D. Vance shows he's pro-Trump, pro-crime

What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you

Biden signs a $95 billion war aid measure that forces TikTok to be sold or banned in the U.S.

April Perry's bid to be city's first female top federal prosecutor to end, Biden will tap her to be federal judge

Makeover of O'Hare's Terminal 3 takes off as airlines mull deal on expansion, Global Terminal