The French Government has rebutted claims that the Paris Accord “is a bad deal for Americans”, a day after Donal Trump pulled the United Stated out of the climate treaty.
France’s finance ministry posted a tweet with an embedded link to a video which cheekily countered Trump’s claim.
On Thursday, the White House had tweeted, “The Paris Accord is a bad deal for Americans,” with a video which says former President Barack Obama wrongly negotiated the deal.
In its response on Friday, France’s foreign ministry tweeted, “We’ve seen the @WhiteHouse video about the #ParisAccord. We disagree – so we’ve changed it.”
The ministry’s video had the same background, font, images and music as the White House but with a different message.
We’ve seen the @WhiteHouse video about the #ParisAccord. We disagree – so we’ve changed it. #MakeThePlanetGreatAgain. pic.twitter.com/8A92MBwe6c
— France Diplomacy?? (@francediplo_EN) June 2, 2017
In the new video, statements such as “The Paris Accord is a bad deal for America” are changed to “Leaving the Paris Accord is a bad deal for America – and the world.”
The tweet also included a hashtag “Make Our Planet Great Again”, adaptation from Trump’s campaign slogan.
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