Donald J. Trump · 2017-2021 term
Exit the Paris climate agreement
Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement during his term.
Latest reviewed action recorded: Nov 4, 2019
Record Note
Research import batch 1. Built from PolitiFact and State Department archival material. Source references remain in database/promise_tracker_import_batch_1.json because sources.policy_id is still required.
Original Promise
Trump pledged to cancel or withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
Action Timeline
Actions document what the federal government did. Outcomes below describe what changed, and each source list shows where the public record comes from.
Jun 1, 2017
Trump announces Paris withdrawal
Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
Nov 4, 2019
State Department begins formal withdrawal process
The administration formally notified the United Nations of the U.S. intent to leave the agreement.
Outcomes
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Administrative Outcome
The United States exited the Paris Agreement before later rejoining under Biden.
Measured or documented impact: The United States formally left the accord during Trump's presidency.
Black community impact: Climate-policy reversals matter for Black communities because pollution exposure and climate harms are often unequally distributed.
Evidence strength: Strong
Linked sources: 0
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