India, Russia and China have filthy air, says US President Trump

United States President Donald Trump at the final presidential debate with the Democratic White House challenger Joe Biden on Thursday described the air in India, Russia, and China as ‘filthy’ as he tried to defend his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord.

At the second presidential debate in Nashville, Trump said, “Look at China, how filthy it is. Look at Russia. Look at India. The air is filthy. I walked out of the Paris Accord as we had to take out trillions of dollars and we were treated very unfairly."

Trump further added, “I will not sacrifice millions of jobs… thousands of companies because of the Paris Accord. It is very unfair.”

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Trump’s remarks were later used against Indian PM Narendra Modi, who addresses Trump as his "friend."

Congress leader Kapil Sibal tweeted, “Trump: Fruits of Friendship 1) Questions India’s COVID death toll 2) Says India sends dirt up into the air India “ air is filthy “ 3) Called India “ tariff king “ The result of “Howdy Modi “ !”

According to Biden, climate change was an economic disaster for the oil states, especially Texas and Oklahoma.

In 2017, Trump pulled the US out of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, a global agreement in which President Trump's predecessor Barack Obama had played a key role. The Paris climate accord aims to cap global warming "well below" two degrees Celsius.

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