Johnson on Past Global Warming Comment: ‘Can’t We Have a Little Humor Once in a While?’

JOHNSON: "No, George. Come on. Can’t — can’t we have a little humor once in a while? And that is long-term. I mean the plate tectonics, uh, at one point, Africa and South America separated and I am talking now about the Earth and the fact that we have existed for billions of years and will going forward. Look, what it points to, also, is the fact that we do have to inhabit other planets. I mean the future of the human race is of — is space exploration. So, no, we should be prudent with the environment. We care about the environment. Look, clean air, clean water. I think the EPA exists to protect us against individuals, groups, corporations that would do us harm. Pollution is harm."