Outgoing California Governor Jerry Brown raised eyebrows throughout the country over the New Year’s holiday; directly equating America’s fight against climate change with the country’s brutal struggle against Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
Brown was speaking with MSNBC News Tuesday when he was asked to comment on the country’s efforts to combat global warming; bizarrely stating “it took many, many years” to “fight the Nazis.”
California Democrat Governor Jerry Brown compares fighting climate change to fighting Nazi Germany, says Climate Change is "very much devastating in a similar way" as Nazi Germany. pic.twitter.com/2Vwg4j0pxz
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) January 2, 2019
“I would point to the fact it took Roosevelt many, many years to get America willing to go into World War II and fight the Nazis,” said Brown. “We have an enemy, though different, perhaps is very much devastating in a similar way and we’ve got to fight climate change, and the president has to lead on that.”
Watch the governor’s comments above.
BERNIE’S WARNING: Sanders Says Climate Change Similar to a ‘Devastating Military Attack’ Against the US
Vermont Senator and climate-change crusader Bernie Sanders doubled-down on his fiery rhetoric regarding global warming this week; directly comparing the international situation to a “military attack against the United States.”
“We must look at climate change as if it were a devastating military attack against the United States and the entire planet. And we must respond accordingly,” posted Sanders on social media.
We must look at climate change as if it were a devastating military attack against the United States and the entire planet. And we must respond accordingly.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 1, 2019
Sanders’ fiery comments come as the self-described Democratic-Socialist and incoming Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are poised to push their ‘Green New Deal’ project; new legislation that seeks to move the US economy away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy sources.
BRAIN FREEZE: Al Gore Demands TRUMP’S RESIGNATION Over ‘CLIMATE CHANGE’ Inaction
Former Vice President and climate-change crusader Al Gore called for President Trump’s immediate resignation this week; saying the Commander-in-Chief should step down over his failure to address global warming.
Gore slammed the President during a recent interview, saying “My only message would be resign. I don’t think he’s prepared to listen to advice about the importance of clean air and clean water.”
Former VP Al Gore wants President Trump to resign…over climate change pic.twitter.com/xgLN5uN485
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) August 30, 2018
Gore’s message on climate-change left millions of Americans scratching their heads over the last several months, with the former VP struggling to explain the bitter-cold winter temperatures that slammed the majority of the US in January.