{"id":342523,"date":"2017-06-02T04:07:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T20:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1498629"},"modified":"2017-06-02T04:07:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T20:07:14","slug":"elon-musk-leaving-trump-advisory-councils-following-paris-agreement-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/elon-musk-leaving-trump-advisory-councils-following-paris-agreement-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk leaving Trump advisory councils following Paris agreement withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Elon Musk is making good on his promise to leave President Trump\u2019s White House advisory councils, he said today on Twitter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO had promised Wednesday he would step down from his official advisory roles with the administration should Trump go through with his plan to leave the Paris Climate Accord. Trump announced the U.S. would be removing itself form the agreement on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n

Musk cited climate change and the downsides of leaving the Paris agreement both for the world and for the U.S. as his reasoning. The prolific tech entrepreneur said previously that he has attempted to convince the President to support of the Paris agreement, through his council involvement and through White House connections.<\/p>\n

Prior to this decision, Musk served on Trump\u2019s economic advisory board, as well as his manufacturing jobs initiative council. He\u2019s received criticism from supporters for his close relationship with the administration in the past, particularly in the face of Trump\u2019s executive order on immigration from Muslim-majority countries, and subsequent doubling down on that position by the White House.<\/p>\n

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\"\" Elon Musk is making good on his promise to leave President Trump’s White House advisory councils, he said today on Twitter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO had promised Wednesday he would step down from his official advisory roles with the administration should Trump go through with his plan to leave the Paris Climate Accord. Trump announced the U.S. would be removing itself form the agreement… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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