Lloyd Blankfein Takes To Twitter — For First Time — To Protest Paris Pullout
President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Accord has driven even reluctant Twitterer Lloyd Blankfein to the platform for the first time since he joined — or his assistant joined him — in 2011.
Today’s decision is a setback for the environment and for the U.S.’s leadership position in the world. #ParisAgreement
— Lloyd Blankfein (@lloydblankfein) June 1, 2017
The Goldman Sachs CEO and other business leaders were quick to bemoan the president’s decision, which represents a huge step away from American commitments to fighting climate change. In the run-up to the Thursday announcement, even fossil fuel companies like Exxon Mobil urged remaining within the accord.
But no matter: Blankfein is just the sort of “globalist” elite who isn’t part of Trump’s base. He was famously attacked in a late campaign ad that had anti-Semitic undertones. But one Goldman alum is definitely happy with the decision, and indeed pushed it: chief strategist Steve Bannon.
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