President Joe Biden said Sunday there were plenty of climate-denying “dog-faced pony soldiers” out there, but their numbers were dwindling as the world took serious steps to address the climate crisis.
The president was in Vietnam after the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, India. His unusual comment came amid a question about rich nations failing to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels during the event this month, although Biden noted nations had agreed to dramatically increase renewable energy resources.
“There’s a lot of lying, dog-faced pony soldiers out there about global warming,” the president said, referencing a classic movie. “But not anymore. All of the a sudden they’re all realizing it’s a problem.”
“And there’s nothing like seeing the light,” Biden added.
The president went on to say that even though the G20 hadn’t made steps to limit the production of fossil fuels, nations had, in fact, made strides toward reaching some sort of agreement…
