The Empty Chair

Climate change was a point of contention at the G7 conference.

In case you’re wondering what the state of climate change is right now, let’s hear from this noted scientific authority.

The thing is that it’s pretty much a given that yes, the planet is, as one might say, on fire or even on fucking fire, as it were.

Climate change is a thing that is happening and it is a thing that having a significant and negative impact on the economy and security.

Aides to Donald Trump were put out that so much of the agenda at the G7 was geared around climate change. These aides called “climate change” a “niche” subject and one engaged in for the express purpose of embarrassing Donald Trump.  They said the G7 should be focused on broader concerns like the economy and security.

Everybody got that?

The sniveling sycophants whose servitude to this moron knows no intellectual or moral bounds are in full spin mode.  

The alleged president with the very big brain does not see how climate change impacts issues around the economy and security.

Of course, this is not a surprise. This is the same guy who has refuted the overwhelming evidence of climate change as a hoax by the Chinese.  

This is the same guy who has directed all cabinet level agencies to remove any references to climate change from official government documents and reports.

The Pentagon has cited the leading threat to national security are stresses caused by climate change.  Trump thinks the leading threat to national security is still Hillary’s emails.

On Monday at the G7, there was a big climate change meeting. Out of 7 nations, 6 chairs were filled. The empty seat belonged to….

Yeah, Trump didn’t go.

When pressed about this, Trump cited an intent to go to that forum, referencing his support for clean air and clean water. And then he waddled off.

That is his constant go to when cornered on climate change:  he supports clean air and clean water.

Which of course ignores the larger and more impactful issues of climate change.

The Earth is going to hell in a handbasket. Or to put it another way:

But in a position of leadership of what is supposed to be the greatest nation on Earth, there is only an empty chair. 

Trump doesn’t care. He’s content to fiddle while the rest of us burn.