In April 2016, the United States became a signatory to the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation, and accepted it by executive order in September 2016. President Barack Obama committed the Unit
Trump announcing the first withdrawal during a press conference at the White House Rose Garden
Then-United States secretary of state John Kerry signs the Paris Agreement on Earth Day, 2016
Protesters in Washington, D.C., the day of the announcement
Official Presidential Portrait of President Donald J. Trump
Donald Trump's first tenure as the president of the United States began on January 20, 2017, when he was inaugurated as the 45th president, and ended on January 20, 2021. Trump, a Republican, took off
United States and the Paris Agreement
…this contributed to the support he enjoyed from crucial swing states. His opposition to climate change mitigation was unchanged in the first months of his presidency, in which he issued an executive order to reverse Obama's Clean Power Plan and other environmental regulations. In April 2017, a group of 20 members…
Official portrait, 2017
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Incumbent president Barack Obama and President-elect Trump in the Oval Office on November 10, 2016
Chief Justice John Roberts administers the presidential oath of office to Trump at the Capitol, January 20, 2017