The US is rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement.
The Republican Senator Ted Cruz reaps ridicule and malice after this decision because of a tweet.
Washington DC - Even before his
inauguration
on Wednesday, the new
US President Joe Biden
announced that he would like to get straight to work.
In a country like no other under the
Corona crisis
suffers and whose society is more torn than ever in history, the 78-year-old does not want to lose any time.
Biden announced on his first day in office that the
USA
would rejoin
both the
World Health Organization
(WHO) and the
Paris Climate Agreement
.
USA rejoin Paris climate agreement - US Senator embarrasses himself with tweet
The
United States
turned its back on
both alliances
under the last administration because
Donald Trump
wanted to focus primarily on American problems.
Joe Biden
is now reversing these decisions and sending an important signal, especially in terms of climate protection.
The
USA
, which has the second highest greenhouse gas emissions after China, is once again committed to the
Paris climate agreement
.
Ted Cruz criticizes Biden and is ridiculed - is "more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris"
A decision that was probably not well received by all Americans.
For example,
US Senator Ted Cruz
posted
a
tweet
on Thursday
in which he
criticized
Biden
for returning to the
Paris climate agreement
.
The 50-year-old, who
sits
in the
Senate
for the state of Texas
, wrote on the platform: “With the re-entry into the
Paris Climate Agreement
,
Biden is
signaling
that he is more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh. "
By rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, President Biden indicates he's more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh.
This agreement will do little to affect the climate and will harm the livelihoods of Americans.
- Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) January 20, 2021
The accusation fits into the well-known narrative of the
Republicans
under
Trump
.
The
Democrats
are accused of worrying about supposedly secondary problems in the world and thereby neglecting the problems of the Americans.
But
Cruz's
tweet
caught the eye for another reason.
The
republican
formulates his statement as if the
Paris climate agreement were
only intended for the citizens of Paris and would only meet their wishes.
Doesn't the 50-year-old know that the international agreement got its name from the place where it was signed?
Ted Cruz under attack after tweet - AOC also verbally kicks in
The Democratic MP
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is also
amazed at this alleged misstep and asks
Cruz
on Twitter: “Nice tweet Senator Cruz!
Do you also think that the Geneva Conventions affect the views of the citizens of Geneva? ”The Geneva Conventions established humanitarian rights in the event of armed conflict and war.
And
the 50-year-old earned ridicule and bewilderment about his statements
from large parts of the
Democrats
.
Nice tweet Sen. Cruz!
Quick question: do you also believe the Geneva Convention was about the views of the citizens of Geneva?
Asking for everyone who believes US Senators should be competent and not undermine our elections to incite insurrection against the United States https://t.co/mMf8iDo72G
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 21, 2021
Ted Cruz and the Paris Climate Agreement: Was his mistake calculated?
But does the
Senator
really not know what the
Paris Climate Agreement
is?
Ted Cruz
, who has served on the Senate for over seven years, studied law at the elite universities of Princeton and Harvard, graduating magna cum laude.
So it is difficult to imagine that a trained lawyer and professional politician does not understand the concept of the simplest international treaties.
It is also conceivable that
Cruz
deliberately chose his wording in order to convince the Republican voters that
Joe Biden
does not take their problems seriously and that he prefers to worry about the citizens of Paris.
(fd)
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