Ron Brownstein: The Climate Is ‘Going to Keep Changing Whether We Believe It or Not’

‘I think the president’s comments were a reminder of that’

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BROWNSTEIN: "Well, look, this is not a president who operates within the normal previous boundaries of other presidents and you see it today as you see every day. You know, usually this is a day for a more nonpartisan message and today we’ve had a direct touting of your own accomplishments and taking swipes at your predecessors all of which is pretty unusual. One thing struck me particularly from these remarks this morning this is an administration that officially denies the existence of climate change and yet is — yet he is talking about this extraordinary concentration of high octane hurricanes and which I think his phrase was, the greatest rain dump we’ve ever seen in terms of Harvey. So it just was a reminder to me as I was listening that we can choose whether or not to believe the climate is changing. It doesn’t really care. It’s going to keep changing whether we believe it or not and I think the president’s comments were a reminder of that."

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