Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt declined on Friday to answer repeated questions about whether President Donald Trump believes climate change is real or a hoax. A day after Trump took the U.S. out of the Paris accord, Pruitt answered reporters’ questions by saying Trump focused on whether the emissions-reducing deal was good or bad for the U.S. Trump said the agreement hurt the U.S. economy and that he would try to negotiate a better deal.
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