New California Senator Kamala Harris Asks Trump’s CIA Director Nominee About Climate Change

HARRIS CIA Director Brennan ░░░░░░░░ spent a 25 year ░░░░░░░░ at the CIA as ░░░░░░░░ analyst a senior manager ░░░░░░░░ station chief in the ░░░░░░░░ has said that quote ░░░░░░░░ CIA analysts look for ░░░░░░░░ causes or rising instability ░░░░░░░░ the world one of ░░░░░░░░ causes that those CIA ░░░░░░░░ see is the impact ░░░░░░░░ climate change Do you ░░░░░░░░ any reason to doubt ░░░░░░░░ assessment of these CIA ░░░░░░░░ POMPEO Senator Harris I ░░░░░░░░ t had a chance ░░░░░░░░ read those materials with ░░░░░░░░ to climate change I ░░░░░░░░ know the agency s ░░░░░░░░ there Its role is ░░░░░░░░ collect foreign intelligence to ░░░░░░░░ threats to the world ░░░░░░░░ would certainly include threats ░░░░░░░░ poor governance regional instability ░░░░░░░░ from all sources and ░░░░░░░░ that information to policy ░░░░░░░░ And to the extent ░░░░░░░░ changes in climactic activity ░░░░░░░░ part of that foreign ░░░░░░░░ collection task we will ░░░░░░░░ that information to you ░░░░░░░░ and the President HARRIS ░░░░░░░░ the past you have ░░░░░░░░ the scientific consensus on ░░░░░░░░ change Nevertheless according to ░░░░░░░░ multiple studies published in ░░░░░░░░ reviewed scientific journals showed ░░░░░░░░ 90 percent or more ░░░░░░░░ climate scientists agree that ░░░░░░░░ warning trends over the ░░░░░░░░ century are extremely likely ░░░░░░░░ to human activities In ░░░░░░░░ most of the leading ░░░░░░░░ organizations worldwide have issued ░░░░░░░░ statements endorsing this position ░░░░░░░░ you have any reason ░░░░░░░░ doubt NASA s findings ░░░░░░░░ Senator I ve actually ░░░░░░░░ to this in my ░░░░░░░░ life My commentary mostly ░░░░░░░░ has been directed to ░░░░░░░░ that the policies America ░░░░░░░░ in place actually achieve ░░░░░░░░ objective of ensuring that ░░░░░░░░ didn t have catastrophic ░░░░░░░░ that resulted from change ░░░░░░░░ climate I continue to ░░░░░░░░ that view I frankly ░░░░░░░░ the director of CIA ░░░░░░░░ prefer today to not ░░░░░░░░ into the details of ░░░░░░░░ debate and science My ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ different and unique from ░░░░░░░░ It is going to ░░░░░░░░ to work alongside warriors ░░░░░░░░ Americans safe So I ░░░░░░░░ by the things that ░░░░░░░░ ve said previously with ░░░░░░░░ to that issue HARRIS ░░░░░░░░ I m not clear ░░░░░░░░ you believe that NASA ░░░░░░░░ findings are debatable POMPEO ░░░░░░░░ I haven t spent ░░░░░░░░ time to tell you ░░░░░░░░ I ve looked at ░░░░░░░░ s findings in particular ░░░░░░░░ can t give you ░░░░░░░░ judgment about that today ░░░░░░░░ Can you guarantee me ░░░░░░░░ you will and we ░░░░░░░░ have a follow up ░░░░░░░░ on this POMPEO I ░░░░░░░░ happy to continue to ░░░░░░░░ about it Yes ma ░░░░░░░░ Of course HARRIS Thank ░░░░░░░░