The claim
“Trump calls climate change policy ‘greatest con job ever perpetrated’, faults it for West’s decline See more of our coverage in your search results.”
Our verdict
Mostly True
The core claim that Trump called climate change policy 'the greatest con job ever perpetrated' is directly supported by multiple sources.
What we found
However, the additional assertion that he faulted this policy for the West’s decline lacks corroborating evidence in the available sources.
The evidence
2 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
Source 2 PDF and Reuters report Trump stating climate change policy is 'the greatest con job ever' at the UN General Assembly.
co2coalition.org· Trump calls climate change policy greatest con job - Background
Article describes Trump's remarks at UNGA calling climate policy a con job and criticizing predictions, but does not mention West's decline.
reuters.com· Context of Trump's UN speech
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