The mayor of Pittsburgh fired back at President Trump Thursday for his use of the city in rationalizing withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, saying the city will continue to follow the deal. Bill Peduto (D) tweeted Thursday that “it’s now up to cities to lead” after Trump announced that the U.S. will pull out of the Paris climate deal.Trump referenced
Pittsburgh in his speech announcing the decision to withdraw, saying, “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.” Peduto fired back, tweeting, “Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh stands with the world & will follow Paris Agreement.” READ MORE
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The good news about the mayor of Pittsburg standing up against Trump on this issue is that the government will be able to balance part of the national budget a tiny bit more … once Trump severely raises Pittsburg’s taxes and creates a lot of major cut backs there.