GLOBAL WARMING

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Harris CIA ░░░░░░░░ Brennan who spent a ░░░░░░░░ year career at the ░░░░░░░░ as an analyst a ░░░░░░░░ manager and station chief ░░░░░░░░ the field has said ░░░░░░░░ quote When CIA analysts ░░░░░░░░ for deeper causes or ░░░░░░░░ instability in the world ░░░░░░░░ of the causes that ░░░░░░░░ CIA analysts see is ░░░░░░░░ impact of climate change ░░░░░░░░ you have any reason ░░░░░░░░ doubt the assessment of ░░░░░░░░ CIA analysts POMPEO Senator ░░░░░░░░ I haven t had ░░░░░░░░ chance to read those ░░░░░░░░ with respect to climate ░░░░░░░░ I do know the ░░░░░░░░ s role there Its ░░░░░░░░ is to collect foreign ░░░░░░░░ to understand threats to ░░░░░░░░ world That would certainly ░░░░░░░░ threats from poor governance ░░░░░░░░ instability threats from all ░░░░░░░░ and deliver that information ░░░░░░░░ policy makers And to ░░░░░░░░ extent that changes in ░░░░░░░░ activity are part of ░░░░░░░░ foreign intelligence collection task ░░░░░░░░ will deliver that information ░░░░░░░░ you all and the ░░░░░░░░ Harris In the past ░░░░░░░░ have questioned the scientific ░░░░░░░░ on climate change Nevertheless ░░░░░░░░ to NASA multiple studies ░░░░░░░░ in peer reviewed scientific ░░░░░░░░ showed that 90 percent ░░░░░░░░ more of climate scientists ░░░░░░░░ that climate warning trends ░░░░░░░░ the past century are ░░░░░░░░ likely due to human ░░░░░░░░ In addition most of ░░░░░░░░ leading scientific organizations worldwide ░░░░░░░░ issued public statements endorsing ░░░░░░░░ position Do you have ░░░░░░░░ reason to doubt NASA ░░░░░░░░ findings POMPEO Senator I ░░░░░░░░ actually spoken to this ░░░░░░░░ my political life My ░░░░░░░░ mostly all has been ░░░░░░░░ to ensuring that the ░░░░░░░░ America put in place ░░░░░░░░ achieve the objective of ░░░░░░░░ that we didn t ░░░░░░░░ catastrophic harm that resulted ░░░░░░░░ change in climate I ░░░░░░░░ to hold that view ░░░░░░░░ frankly as the director ░░░░░░░░ CIA would prefer today ░░░░░░░░ not get into the ░░░░░░░░ of climate debate and ░░░░░░░░ My role is going ░░░░░░░░ be so different and ░░░░░░░░ from that It is ░░░░░░░░ to be to work ░░░░░░░░ warriors keeping Americans safe ░░░░░░░░ I stand by the ░░░░░░░░ that I ve said ░░░░░░░░ with respect to that ░░░░░░░░ Harris So I m ░░░░░░░░ clear Do you believe ░░░░░░░░ NASA s findings are ░░░░░░░░ POMPEO Senator I haven ░░░░░░░░ spent enough time to ░░░░░░░░ you that I ve ░░░░░░░░ at NASA s findings ░░░░░░░░ particular I can t ░░░░░░░░ you any judgment about ░░░░░░░░ today Harris Can you ░░░░░░░░ me that you will ░░░░░░░░ we ll have a ░░░░░░░░ up conversation on this ░░░░░░░░ I m happy to ░░░░░░░░ to talk about it ░░░░░░░░ ma am Of course ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.”