What did Donald Trump claim about climate and energy on 26 Jan 2018?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they're setting records, so OK, they're at a record level.
Polar sea ice was setting record lows, not highs. In March 2017 Arctic ice hit a record-low winter peak and Antarctic ice its lowest extent ever seen by satellite.
Polar sea ice was setting record lows, not highs. NASA reported that Arctic sea ice reached a record-low winter maximum on March 7, 2017, and that Antarctic sea ice hit its lowest extent ever recorded by satellites on March 3, 2017 (NASA, 'Sea Ice Extent Sinks to Record Lows at Both Poles').
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The claim
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- Interview with Piers Morgan for ITV, recorded in Davos, Switzerland, and broadcast on January 28, 2018.
The record
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