The question was simple: Raise your hand if you believe human behavior is causing climate change. The answer, for GOP presidential hopefuls, less so.
The question posed to the eight Republican candidates on Milwaukee’s debate stage Wednesday night was simple: Raise your hand if you believe human behavior is causing climate change.
“We’re not schoolchildren. Let’s have a debate,” he said, before launching into an attack on President Biden’s disaster response.Then Vivek Ramaswamy jumped in: “I’m the only one on this stage who isn’t bought and paid for, so I can say this — the climate change agenda is a hoax,” he said. His answer was swallowed by the crowd’s booing.Wednesday night showing Ramaswamy acknowledging climate change in previous interviews.
The changing climate, and humans’ role in accelerating the planet’s warming, is a widely accepted truth among climate scientists, and even among a majority of Americans. The question came from Alexander Diaz, a Catholic University student and member of the conservative organization, Young America’s Foundation. In an interview after the debate, Diaz, 21, said he was “disappointed” by Ramaswamy’s response, but hoped to hear more from candidates on environmental and energy issues.
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