The claim
“Trump called climate change policy 'the greatest con job ever perpetrated' and blamed it for the West's decline.”
Trump's address to the UN General Assembly.
Our verdict
True
In his September 2025 UN speech, Trump called climate change 'the greatest con job ever perpetrated' and said green energy policies were ruining Europe.
What we found
The New York Post and other outlets quote the line and his argument that climate policy was weakening Western countries. The claim accurately reports the speech.
The evidence
- Supports the claim
Trump calls climate change policy the 'greatest con job ever perpetrated', faults it for the West's decline. [1]
How we checked
We checked the claim against New York Post. We reviewed 1 relevant source.
Sources
- [1]New York Post · Trump calls climate change policy 'greatest con job ever perpetrated', faults it for West's decline
- [2]Photo: Daniel Torok / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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