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What A Day

We're Not Powerless Against Trump's Climate Sabotage

What A Day

Crooked Media

News, Daily News

4.6 • 12K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

President Donald Trump has made it his mission to single-handedly reverse basically every accomplishment of the Biden administration. That’s especially true when it comes to the former president’s climate agenda. Trump doesn’t want to just deemphasize the fight against climate change, his policy proposals would give climate change a helping hand. But states are stepping into the void left by the federal government. Longtime climate reporter Bill McKibben tells us how. And in headlines: Elon Musk came out swinging hard against Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill, Gazans saw another day of violence near an aid distribution site, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon faced a grilling in the Senate.

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0:00.0

It's Wednesday, June 4th.

0:03.8

I'm Jane Koston, and this is Wadaday, the show that salutes White House press secretary Caroline Levitt for her clear, concise commitment to knowing things.

0:13.1

Does the White House have a reaction to the results of the election?

0:17.5

Yes, we do. In fact, let me find it here for you. It should be somewhere in here.

0:24.6

Thank you. We do not, but I will get you on Japanese.

0:31.6

I have a follow-up question, Caroline. What can you tell us about South Korea, the country?

0:45.8

On today's show, Elon Musk, comes out swinging hard against Republicans' big, beautiful bill, and Gaza see another day of violence near an aid distribution site. But let's start with

0:51.8

the environment, and President Donald Trump's efforts to, well, fuck with it.

0:57.0

Trump's attempts to single-handedly reverse basically every accomplishment of the Biden administration

1:01.9

have been widespread, from immigration to LGBTQ rights.

1:05.7

But it seems to me that a lot of the Trump administration's focus has been on overturning Biden's

1:09.9

accomplishments on climate change in the environment.

1:12.4

See, President Joe Biden was the most climate-focused president we've ever had.

1:17.4

And Trump is, um, the opposite.

1:20.1

Take his deep and abiding affection for oil and fossil fuels, for example.

1:23.9

He made that one very clear during his inaugural address.

1:26.9

Today I will also declare a national energy emergency.

1:32.5

We will drill, baby drill.

1:37.8

Funnily enough, domestic oil production actually peaked under Biden, but who are we to let facts get in the way, right?

1:43.9

Now, the Trump

1:44.7

administration doesn't just want to de-emphasize the fight against climate change. It seems to want

1:49.5

to give climate change a helping hand, like claiming that carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases,

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