It was an unusual litmus test for a Republican primary debate, one that quickly descended into personal attacks and obfuscation: The candidates were asked whether humans had contributed to climate change.
There is no scientific dispute that the answer is yes, but hardly any of the Republican candidates gave a straight answer.
“Look, we’re not schoolchildren,” he said, rejecting the idea of a show-of-hands response.
“Let’s have the debate.”The line of questioning from the moderators, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, was about the devastating wildfires in Maui and a recent tropical storm that caused flooding in Southern California.
They mentioned rising ocean temperatures and played a clip from a young conservative, who asked how the Republicans running for president could assuage young people’s concerns about climate change.
Persons:
Ron DeSantis, we’re, ”, “ Let’s, Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum
Organizations:
Republican
Locations:
Florida, Maui, Southern California