Al Gore just had an extremely interesting conversation with Trump on climate change

[former9thward]

Source: Washington Post

As Donald Trump continues to indicate that he might be willing to change his position on climate change, which he has long called a “hoax,” the president-elect met Monday with former vice president Al Gore, a prominent activist in the fight against global warming.

Gore was in New York for the Climate Reality Project’s 24-hour live broadcast, “24 Hours of Reality,” and was invited to Trump Tower to discuss the topic by Trump’s oldest daughter, Ivanka, who is not registered with a political party and has pushed her father to adopt some positions usually promoted by Democrats.

“I had a lengthy and very productive session with the president-elect. It was a sincere search for areas of common ground,” Gore told reporters after spending about 90 minutes at Trump Tower in Manhattan during the lunch hour Monday. “I had a meeting beforehand with Ivanka Trump. The bulk of the time was with the president-elect, Donald Trump. I found it an extremely interesting conversation, and to be continued, and I'm just going to leave it at that.”

Trump has repeatedly called climate change a “hoax” and said it was perpetrated by the Chinese government to take manufacturing jobs from the United States. But during a meeting with the New York Times late last month, he said he would keep an “open mind” on the issue and acknowledged that human activity might be connected to changes in the climate.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/12/05/ivanka-trump-to-meet-with-al-gore-to-discuss-climate-issues/?utm_term=.6f133830b282&wpisrc=nl_politics-pm&wpmm=1

[milestogo]

1. Why doesn't Trump make Al Gore his climate change czar instead of stupid Ivanka?

[Sunlei]

14. because it would be hard for Al to 'play' First Lady with a climate change cause. doubt he wants to

work for trump or any Republicans anyway

[bdamomma]

22. I think tRump uses his kids to be a buffer

he tends to listen to them. That is why his kids are always around, they monitor his responses because the fucking man can't reason with people. He just makes deals with them. He doesn't have the patience.

[Generator]

2. What the hell?

I just read that and Ivanka is a big fan! of Gore. What's she planning to do, slip daddy dearest something and take over? Does she not realize her daddy is a insane conspiracy idiot monger? Oh and Gore looks so much older in that photo. As old as my heart feels.

[JI7]

4. for ivanka it's a business strategy

Appear like she cares about these causes so we don't boycott her crap.

[TygrBright]

11. Also, learn where the profit opportunities will lie in disaster capitalism. In advance. n/t

[olddad56]

7. because he wants to build a hotel on the north pole when the that pesky ice melts.

[3catwoman3]

12. Can she slip him...

...some arsenic?

Kidding, of course, but one can fantasize.

[pangaia]

3. " It was a sincere search for areas of common ground,What the fuck?

What the fuck!!"

The planet is burning up.!!
What is there to discuss??

jesus, Al.

[mnhtnbb]

5. Al Gore is a true statesman. You won't find him tweeting BS at 3 am.

He's willing to do whatever he can in the interest of saving the planet.

I have nothing but admiration for Gore for taking that meeting. Can you imagine how difficult it was for him?

[CTyankee]

6. My guess is that he was eager to have it! Gore is a good guy...

[Kathy M]

19. Agree

Gore was interviewed on Chris Hayes tonight ....... I Can only hope there will be more meetings

[Squinch]

16. This. And if he can get ANYTHING out of this administration more power to him.

[lagomorph777]

24. All he has to do is persuade Donnie that there is profit to be had in renewables.

And there is a ton of profit to be had. Renewables are now cheaper than fossil energy. Somebody has to build all the wind and solar farms.

[William Seger]

8. Problem is, nothing Donald Trump says means anything at all (nt)

[MFM008]

9. No

Maggot wanted to rub in Gores 2000 loss in.
He is not interested in climate change.
At all.

[Cattledog]

10. Gore like everyone else used to make Trump look bipartisan.

Al was conned.

[Tom Rinaldo]

23. The stakes are much bigger than politics

They are bigger than the human race, frankly. If your concern is the risk, it is a risk well worth taking under the global circumstances.

[MyNameGoesHere]

13. Al Gore you're dead to me

For Legitimizing this Nazi, and for being fooled twice. (Lieberman)

[MyNameGoesHere]

32. Anyone the legitimized that thing

Infesting the Whitehouse is dead to me.

[Xipe Totec]

15. Will Ivanka start a new line of pant suits for men?

Because by Jan 20th that's all that the Donald will need to complete his transformation.

[rumdude]

17. In four years Trump could be a de facto democrat - nt

[Kathy M]

20. one wonders ..........

[LiberalLovinLug]

18. People mistake Trump for a hard right wing nut

When in fact he is simply a megalomaniac narcissistic businessman that will say anything to close the deal. Of course he'll have to please the Senate and House majorities which are wingnut. But if it were a Democratic majority there he would swing left. I don't think he has any idea about politics in general. Its just what he likes, what will keep his own businesses afloat that is important.

I do think though for that reason he is more happy to have a Republican majority, they are more willing to forego spending on the "little people" and increase spending on tax cuts for his class.

[braddy]

34. People forget that Trump was a democrat until late 2009.

[angrychair]

21. This meeting was wrong

Fuck them! No meetings. No "understandings". No cooperation of any kind. Nothing. We are giving this fascist legitimacy. Which gives him power.

That's it folks. When even the most public figure on climate change goes crawling to him we have lost.

I officially have no respect or time for anyone that caves to this fascist shit stain.

[JHan]

26. Cute, but Trump doesn't care Al.

[bettyellen]

31. Old headline Dec 5-

[former9thward]

33. Yes and I posted it Dec.5.