Trump says Green New Deal would 'crush' poor Americans, touts environmental record

Trump says Green New Deal would 'crush' poor Americans, touts environmental record



In a White House speech that exhaustively documented his administration's environmental efforts, President Trump issued a new full-throated denunciation of the "Green New Deal" championed by top Democrats including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, saying the proposal would devastate the economy and hit minorities the hardest.