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Europe rejects Trump's offer to renegotiate after his Paris accord exit announcement

Germany, France and Italy insist that the agreement is "irreversible" and "cannot be renegotiated"

Published Fri, Jun 2, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    THE response to President Donald Trump's announcement he was exiting the Paris climate accord and wanted to renegotiate on his terms was immediate: The leaders of France, Germany and Italy said "No".

    On Wall Street, corporate executives pilloried the businessman president. Goldman Sachs CEO tweeted for the first time, calling the move a setback for the world. Tesla Inc's Elon Musk and Bob Iger of Walt Disney Co quit a White House advisory council in protest.

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