Obama Ties GOP Climate Critics to ‘Fringe Elements’

President Barack Obama took aim at lawmakers who deny that carbon pollution is a problem, saying Wednesday night that they are answering to “fringe elements” who think climate science is a liberal plot.

Speaking to a friendly crowd at a League of Conservation Voters event, the president took a hard line against those who question the science of climate change as he touted his administration’s efforts to cut carbon emissions and protect public health.

Mr. Obama said he seldom encounters average Americans who dispute that carbon pollution is an issue.

“Generally, they don’t just say, ‘No, I don’t believe anything scientists say,’” the president said of the people he meets.

“Except where?” he asked the crowd. “In Congress. In Congress. Folks will tell you climate change is a hoax or a fad or a plot. It’s a liberal plot.”

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