Trump Questions Climate Change in Piers Morgan Interview

In an interview set to air Sunday, President Donald Trump voiced skepticism about climate change by conflating it with global warming.

Trump Questions Climate Change in Piers Morgan Interview.

"There is a cooling, and there’s a heating. I mean, look, it used to not be climate change, it used to be global warming. That wasn’t working too well because it was getting too cold all over the place," Trump told British journalist Piers Morgan in an interview for ITV News.

Global warming, the rise in temperature of the Earth's surface, is just one symptom of global climate change. Climate change refers to the altering of the world's climate caused by rise in carbon dioxide levels, often attributed to widespread use of fossil fuels. 2017 was the warmest year on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

"The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they’re setting records. They’re at a record level," Trump said in the interview. During the interview with Piers Morgan, Trump said the he would consider re-entering the United States into the Paris Climate Accords, but only if there was a better deal for the United States.

Read Grace Guarnieri’s story from Newsweek - “Trump Questions Climate Change in Piers Morgan Interview.”