Meets with European ministers

  • He removed any confusion about US position on Paris climate control deal stemming from weekend meeting in Montreal
  • Meeting with ministers was constructive, everyone wants to work together

There were conflicting reports over the weekend.

White House senior adviser Everett Eissenstat said "there would be a meeting on the sidelines of next week's U.N. General Assembly with American representatives 'to assess what is the real US position,' but noted 'it's a message, which is quite different to the one we heard from President Trump in the past.' "

The comments from Cohn, confirm that the President has not changes his stance.

UPDATE: The White House is out with another clarification saying:

  • We are withdrawing from the Paris Agreement unless we can reengage on terms more favorable to the United States.