Jimmy Kimmel sardonically finds the 'message of hope' in Trump's Paris climate pact pullout

Jimmy Kimmel finds someone who approves of Trump pulling out of Paris — (Image credit: Screenshot/YouTube/Jimmy Kimme Live)

"Let me tell you, no one loves to announce an announcement more than Donald Trump," Jimmy Kimmel said on Thursday's Kimmel Live, and the president had a big one Thursday. "And it made sense that he did it from the Rose Garden, while we still have roses and gardens." The message Trump delivered — that he is withdrawing the U.S. from the global Paris climate accord — "was one of hope," Kimmel said, "as in: I hope this terrible prank America decided to play on itself is over soon." Just about everybody urged Trump not to do this — environmentalists, ExxonMobil, Shell, Walmart, even his daughter Ivanka — but Kimmel did find somebody who supported Trump's decision, and it isn't Stephen Bannon (probably?). Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.