PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine’s Republican and independent senators say President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord is shortsighted.
Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Angus King, an independent, spoke out against Trump’s move on Thursday. The senators’ statements came moments after the president appeared in the White House Rose Garden to announce the country’s withdrawal from the pact.
Collins tweeted that climate change “requires a global approach” and that she is disappointed by Trump’s decision to withdraw. Collins is a moderate Republican who did not endorse Trump during the campaign.
King called withdrawing from the accord “a mistake of historic proportions” that puts the country and the planet at risk. He caucuses with Democrats and has spoken out against Trump several times.
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