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That sentiment from Trump is not "recent". I quote this from the video I linked (which was when they withdrew from the Paris Accord): "I’m willing to immediate

That sentiment from Trump is not "recent". I quote this from the video I linked (which was when they withdrew from the Paris Accord): "I’m willing to immediately work with Democratic leaders to either negotiate our way back into Paris, under the terms that are fair to the United States and its workers, or to negotiate a new deal that protects our country and its taxpayers."

eesmith 9y ago
But Branson's comment appears to be a direct consequence of Trump's recent statements, and not early statements by Trump. I'll quote from Bloomberg at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-16/trump-may-seek-solution-on-climate-change-macron-tells-jdd https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-16/trump-may... : 'In June, Trump announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the 2015 Paris deal and earlier this month Washington was the only member of the Group of 20 nations that didn’t agree that the accord on cutting harmful emissions was “irreversible.” Trump softened his position at a press conference on Thursday with Macron, saying, “something could happen with respect to the Paris accord. We’ll see what happens. We’ll talk about that over the coming period of time. If it happens, that’ll be wonderful, and if it doesn’t, that’ll be OK too.”' I've noted the point where I think Branson and others appear to see some hint of regret or change of mind on the side of Trump. I personally believe they are looking at tea leaves (or the color of Alan Greenspan's tie, for a more historically political reference), but wanted to point out that it's due to recent tea leaves, hence in the news.