Leonardo DiCaprio endorsed Kamala Harris in a video posted to Instagram today, saying that her rival Donald Trump “continues to deny” the facts and science behind climate change.
DiCaprio opened the video by noting that the devastating hurricanes that struck Florida, Georgia and North Carolina were some of the strongest ever recorded. “These storms have done an estimated $100 billion in damage, and make no mistake, these unnatural disasters were caused by climate change,” he said. “Donald Trump continues to deny the facts.
He continues to deny the science. He withdrew from the Paris climate accords and rolled back critical environmental policies.
Now he’s promised the oil and gas industry that he’ll get rid of any regulation they want in exchange for a billion dollar donation.” “Climate change is killing the earth and ruining our economy.
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