President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that climate change is not a hoax, but he’s not sure if it’s man-made, despite the scientific evidence. He also says he doesn’t want the US to lose “trillions of dollars and millions of jobs” fighting it. The World’sCarolyn Beeler fact-checks his statements.
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