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CBS Evening News was broadcasting live from Paris, France Monday ahead of a new international climate summit planned by French President Emmanuel Macron after President Trump announced he would pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord. And in a one-on-one interview with the French President, anchor Jeff Glor appeared to be fishing for him to say something disparaging of Trump. But Macron never took the bait.
“Now to our other big story, the summit here in Paris tomorrow,” Glor announced immediately following their coverage of the terror attack in New York City. “It was organized by French President Emmanuel Macron to focus on climate change following President Trump's decision to pull out -- the U.S. out of the 2015 Paris accord, which set goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”
For Glor’s first question of the video, he asked Macron: “How much has the withdrawal affected your efforts?” “I think the withdrawal, to be totally fair with you, created a huge momentum to me to create a counter-momentum,” Macron said to Glor’s obvious surprise.
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