Long before he even declared his run for the White House, Donald Trump has been issuing periodic statements affirming his belief that man-made global warming is a myth, meant to stifle US manufacturing. While as recently as 2009 he was cosigning letters with other business leaders calling for “meaningful and effective measures to control climate change,” since about 2011 he has been tweeting his climate denialism regularly, a denialism that culminated in his exiting the Paris climate agreement on Thursday.
Most of his tweets involve some kind of confusion between climate and weather (“hey, it’s cold outside, global warming must be fake”) or condemnation of President Obama for making climate change a priority, which Trump interpreted as foolish. While the vast majority of the tweets predate Trump’s campaign, a couple were issued during the 2016 Republican primary, where this kind of climate change denial was common among candidates.
Here’s every Trump tweet I could find on the topic, from 2011 onward (concluding in October 2015).
It snowed over 4 inches this past weekend in New York City. It is still October. So much for Global Warming.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2011
Newly released emails prove that scientists have manipulated data on global warming. The data is unreliable. http://t.co/DdW3Hsvn
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2011
Global warming has been proven to be a canard repeatedly over and over again. http://t.co/RK1UoS8e The left needs a dose of reality.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2012
Waste! With a $16T debt and $1T budget deficit, @BarackObama is sending $770M overseas "to fight global warming" http://t.co/op9x8BYl
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 30, 2012
According to @BarackObama the War on Terror is over http://t.co/7SRYZNQ1
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 4, 2012
but global warming is a national (cont) http://t.co/icVj8CTJ
In the 1920's people were worried about global cooling--it never happened. Now it's global warming. Give me a break!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 4, 2012
Reckless! Why is @BarackObama wasting over $70 Billion on 'climate change activities?' Will he ever learn? http://t.co/sYk3t3Eb
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2012
Interesting -- studies show that wind farms have a warming effect on the climate
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2012
Our brilliant gov't phased out gas for air conditioners due to global warming. Now it's selling heavy on the (cont) http://t.co/iOjor1fK
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10, 2012
Do you believe @algore is blaming global warming for the hurricane?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2012
Let's continue to destroy the competitiveness of our factories & manufacturing so we can fight mythical global warming. China is so happy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2012
Global warming is based on faulty science and manipulated data which is proven by the emails that were leaked http://t.co/5BeAhats
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2012
It’s extremely cold in NY & NJ—not good for flood victims. Where is global warming?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2012
Great article in the @NewYorkPost by Ben Garrett--"Don't Blame Sandy on Global Warming" http://t.co/o2VHHPOa
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2012
We can't destroy the competitiveness of our factories in order to prepare for nonexistent global warming. China is thrilled with us!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2012
The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012
In the 1950’s our climate was far more unstable than it has been over the last 5 years.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012
It's freezing and snowing in New York--we need global warming!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2012
The World Bank is tying poverty to ‘climate change’ http://t.co/wZ9ofqxJ And we wonder why international organizations are ineffective.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2012
It is snowing in Jerusalem and across Lebanon. Global warming!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2013
Watch Obama push major global warming legislation early in his second term...
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2013
The freezing cold weather across the country is brutal. Must be all that global warming.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 25, 2013
It’s snowing & freezing in NYC. What the hell ever happened to global warming?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2013
Looks like the U.S. will be having the coldest March since 1996-global warming anyone?????????
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2013
It’s springtime and it just started snowing in NYC. What is going on with global warming?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 25, 2013
They changed the name from “global warming” to “climate change” after the term global warming just wasn’t working (it was too cold)!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 25, 2013
UK is freezing through longest & coldest winter in over 50 years http://t.co/WJitoHw6LM Where’s the global warming? @gatewaypundit
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 25, 2013
Another freezing day in the Spring - what is going on with "global warming"? Good move changing the name to "climate change" - sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2013
It’s freezing in New York—where the hell is global warming?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 23, 2013
Wrong, used to be called global warming and when that name didn't work, they deftly changed it to climate change-because it's freezing!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 2013
The Chinese talk of climate change and carbon footprint but don't clean up their factories-but they sell us the equipment to clean up ours!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 2013
"@Jenil93_: @realDonaldTrump No melting of ice caps in the degree that global warming predicted. On the contrary increased ice in Antarctica
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 2013
Snow and freezing weather all over mid-section of Country. Global warming specialists better start thinking fast!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 1, 2013
32º in New York - it's freezing! Where the hell is global warming when you need it?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 14, 2013
"@OldManConroy: It's called "climate change". No, they changed it to "climate change" when "global warming" wasn't working anymore-too cold!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2013
It's freezing outside, where the hell is "global warming"??
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2013
It's 46º (really cold) and snowing in New York on Memorial Day - tell the so-called "scientists" that we want global warming right now!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2013
"@PolitiGal2012: Hey @realDonaldTrump how come no #globalwarming #climatechange talk this week?" Heat 10 years ago was far worse!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2013
We are being embarrassed by Russia and China on Snowden (and much more) yet Obama is talking about global warming on Tuesday.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2013
Obama’s speech on climate change was scary. It will lower our standard of living and raise costs of fuel & food for everyone.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2013
China loved Obama’s climate change speech yesterday. They laughed! It hastens their takeover of us as the leading world economy.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2013
For the disciples of global warming, in 150 summers (years) there have been 20 heat waves as bad or worse than current-this has happened b4!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2013
Surprise? 1970’s global cooling alarmists were pushing same no-growth liberal agenda as today’s global warming http://t.co/U1e9OpO3Fi
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2013
So much for ‘global warming.’ Earth is cooling at a record pace http://t.co/Kig0fLOWRK
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 9, 2013
Where’s the global warming? 2013 was one of the least extreme years in weather on record http://t.co/foGcQyOIZy
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 21, 2013
Snow and ice, freezing weather, in Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma - what the hell is going on with GLOBAL WARMING?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2013
The people that gave you global warming are the same people that gave you ObamaCare!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2013
They changed the name global warming to climate change because the concept of global warming just wasn't working!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2013
The least number of hurricanes in the U.S. in decades. So they change global warming (too cold) to climate change-now what will they call it
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 2, 2013
Denver, Minnesota and others are bracing for some of the coldest weather on record. What are the global warming geniuses saying about this?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2013
Wow, record setting cold temperatures throughout large parts of the country. Must be global warming, I mean climate change!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2013
The problem w/ the concept of "global warming" is that the U.S. is spending a fortune on "fixing it" while China & others do nothing!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2013
Ice storm rolls from Texas to Tennessee - I'm in Los Angeles and it's freezing. Global warming is a total, and very expensive, hoax!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2013
We should be focused on magnificently clean and healthy air and not distracted by the expensive hoax that is global warming!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2013
This is one of the COLDEST WINTERS ever, freezing all over the country for long periods of time! So much for GLOBAL WARMING.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2013
Wow, it's snowing in Isreal and on the pyramids in Egypt. Are we still wasting billions on the global warming con? MAKE U.S. COMPETITIVE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2013
59% of the United States, by area, is now covered in snow-highest % in many years. The "global warming" name isn't working anymore-SORRY!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2013
They call it "climate change" now because the words "global warming" didn't work anymore. Same people fighting hard to keep it all going!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2013
We should be focusing on beautiful, clean air & not on wasteful & very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit! China & others are hurting our air
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2013
Wow, just in-John Beale, the top person in government on climate change (EPA), is a total fraud, and just admitted it! What can they say now
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, 2013
The coolest story is that John Beale, the man who headed up CLIMATE CHANGE for the government, is a proven con man and total phoney.ARRESTED
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2013
It is really too bad that the scientists studying GLOBAL WARMING in Antarctica got stuck on their icebreaker because of massive ice and cold
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 27, 2013
The rescue icebreaker, trying to free the ship of the GLOBAL WARMING scientists, has turned back-the ice is massive (a record). IRONIC!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2013
The global warming scientists don't want to be airlifted off the ship-they are having too much fun and that is too simple a solution-FAME!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2013
Temperature at record lows in many parts of the country. 50 degrees below zero with wind chill in large area. Global warming folks iced in!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2013
What the hell is going on with GLOBAL WARMING. The planet is freezing, the ice is building and the G.W. scientists are stuck-a total con job
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2013
This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2014
Record snowfall & freezing temps throughout the country. Where is Global Warming when you need it?!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2014
"@princebe: Antarctic ice shelf melt 'lowest EVER recorded, global warming is NOT eroding it' http://t.co/XZBepuyI1O via @theregister"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2014
We are experiencing the coldest weather in more than two decades-most people never remember anything like this. GLOBAL WARMING anyone?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2014
NBC News just called it the great freeze - coldest weather in years. Is our country still spending money on the GLOBAL WARMING HOAX?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 25, 2014
"@dawson_Stock: Don't forget. "Global warming" can also mean earth is getting colder! That way they cover both sides of the fence!"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2014
Any and all weather events are used by the GLOBAL WARMING HOAXSTERS to justify higher taxes to save our planet! They don't believe it $$$$!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2014
Snowing in Texas and Louisiana, record setting freezing temperatures throughout the country and beyond. Global warming is an expensive hoax!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 29, 2014
With one of the worst and most prolonged cold spells in history, with Atlanta, Texas and parts of Florida freezing- Global Warming anyone?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2014
Massive record setting snowstorm and freezing temperatures in U.S. Smart that GLOBAL WARMING hoaxsters changed name to CLIMATE CHANGE! $$$$
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2014
Don't let the GLOBAL WARMING wiseguys get away with changing the name to CLIMATE CHANGE because the FACTS do not let GW tag to work anymore!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2014
Do you believe this one - Secretary of State John Kerry just stated that the most dangerous weapon of all today is climate change. Laughable
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2014
It's not climate change,it's global warming.Don't let the dollar sucking wiseguys change names midstream because the first name didn't work
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2014
"@Michael_KSC: @realDonaldTrump @thedropkicks Whether Global Warming or Climate change. The fact is We didn't cause it. We cannot change it.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2014
"@Nospin_43: @realDonaldTrump @tan123 climate change allows them to stay on the gravy train whatever happens."
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2014
Congrats to Charles @krauthammer for his statements on climate change, formerly known as global warming!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 26, 2014
Baltimore just set a record for the coldest day in March in a long recorded history - 4 degrees. Other places likewise. Global warming con!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2014
"@shaneandstamp: @realDonaldTrump your a respected businessman. Why do you deny peoples knowledge about climate change. You mean GLOBAL W
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 1, 2014
In New York, March was the coldest month in recorded history - we could use some GLOBAL WARMING!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 1, 2014
Russia is on the move in the Ukraine, Iran is nuking up & Libya is run by Al Qaeda, yet Obama is busy issuing ‘climate change” warnings.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 7, 2014
The global warming we should be worried about is the global warming caused by NUCLEAR WEAPONS in the hands of crazy or incompetent leaders!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2014
The man made "climate change" that our "great" president should be focused on is of the NUCLEAR variety brought upon us because of weakness!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 8, 2014
I wonder if when Secy. Kerry goes to Iraq and Afghanistan he pushes hard for them to look at GLOBAL WARMING and study the carbon footprint?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2014
Record cold temperatures in July - 20 to 30 degrees colder than normal. What the hell happened to GLOBAL WARMING?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2014
They only changed the term to CLIMATE CHANGE when the words GLOBAL WARMING didn't work anymore. Come on people, get smart!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2014
The only global warming that people should be concerned with is the global warming caused by nuclear weapons because of our weak U.S. leader
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 15, 2014
"@devhop: @realDonaldTrump they renamed it Climate Change so it could be devastating either way the temperature goes."
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 15, 2014
Tremendous cold wave hits large part of U.S. Lucky they changed the name from global warming to climate change - G.W. just doesn't work!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2014
It's late in July and it is really cold outside in New York. Where the hell is GLOBAL WARMING??? We need some fast! It's now CLIMATE CHANGE
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2014
Great article on so-called climate change, formerly known as global warming. http://t.co/fEYAhQ7lGB
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 17, 2014
Windmills are the greatest threat in the US to both bald and golden eagles. Media claims fictional ‘global warming’ is worse.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 9, 2014
As ISIS and Ebola spread like wildfire, the Obama administration just submitted a paper on how to stop climate change (aka global warming).
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 14, 2014
Just out - the POLAR ICE CAPS are at an all time high, the POLAR BEAR population has never been stronger. Where the hell is global warming?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 29, 2014
The entire country is FREEZING - we desperately need a heavy dose of global warming, and fast! Ice caps size reaches all time high.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2014
Obama’s China ‘climate’ deal binds America with language of ‘will’ curb emissions now while China only ‘intends’ to curb in 2030. Bad deal!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2014
Just like Jonathan Gruber viciously lied & called Americans “stupid” on ObamaCare, many consultants are doing the same on Global Warming.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2014
There are many Jonathan Gruber types selling the global warming "stuff" - and they really do believe the American public is stupid.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2014
For those that constantly say that “global warming” is now “climate change”—they changed the name. The name global warming wasn’t working
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2014
It's record cold all over the country and world - where the hell is global warming, we need some fast!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2015
"@DuttyVal202: “@realDonaldTrump: It's record cold all over the country and world - where the hell is global warming, we need some fast!”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2015
Where the hell is global warming when you need it?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2015
"@blazaruk: "RT Where the hell is global warming when you need it?" I dearly hope you are able to take up the flag of the GOP in 2016"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 27, 2015
Record low temperatures and massive amounts of snow. Where the hell is GLOBAL WARMING?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2015
Wow, 25 degrees below zero, record cold and snow spell. Global warming anyone?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2015
Among the lowest temperatures EVER in much of the United States. Ice caps at record size. Changed name from GLOBAL WARMING to CLIMATE CHANGE
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2015
Record setting cold and snow, ice caps massive! The only global warming we should fear is that caused by nuclear weapons - incompetent pols.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2015
"@NewsTodayUSA: Two Canadian Coast Guard ships sent to rescue U.S. freighter stuck in ice. #globalwarming? @algore http://t.co/UUJVHkK1qr"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2015
President Obama was terrible on @60Minutes tonight. He said CLIMATE CHANGE is the most important thing, not all of the current disasters!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2015
It's really cold outside, they are calling it a major freeze, weeks ahead of normal. Man, we could use a big fat dose of global warming!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 19, 2015