Trump Tweets He’ll Decide Next Week Whether to Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord

President Donald Trump tweeted this morning that he will make his decision on whether to withdraw from the Paris climate accord next week:

I will make my final decision on the Paris Accord next week!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2017

One of the documents from the G7 summit [PDF] contains this paragraph on the matter:

The United States of America is in the process of reviewing its policies on climate change and on the Paris Agreement and thus is not in a position to join the consensus on these topics. Understanding this process, the Heads of State and of Government of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom and the Presidents of the European Council and of the European Commission reaffirm their strong commitment to swiftly implement the Paris Agreement, as previously stated at the Ise-Shima Summit.

According to CNN, while Trump said he would withdraw the U.S. from the Paris accord during the campaign, chief economic advisor Gary Cohn said earlier this week that “his views are evolving.”

UPDATE –– 7:20 pm ET: Axios is reporting that Trump has been telling people privately that he plans to withdraw.

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