Abandoning Paris climate deal marks Trump's return to angry populism

In Trump's darkest speech since the 'American carnage' inaugural address, the world was presented as something to fear rather than aspire to lead

Donald Trump's rejection of the Paris climate change treaty is the most emphatic answer to date the question the rest of the world has been asking since January: What does "America First" mean?

"I am elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris," the president declared in the Rose Garden, after a jazz group had entertained the invited audience.