Pittsburgh mayor slams Trump for pulling US out of Paris climate change accord, says it's now up to cities to lead

Trump seems to be alone in his decision to pull the US out of Paris climate change accord as no one is openly supporting him on that. Various city mayors have criticized him for that decision, one of who is the mayor of Pittsburgh. Bill Peduto trolled President Donald Trump for mentioning his city to justify the decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change on Thursday... Trump, while revealing that the US will withdraw from the accord, explained that he was elected to represent Pittsburg, not Paris and this got him the wrath of the city's mayor who replied Trump with a tweet. "I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris," Trump said. Bill Peduto, a Democrat, tweeted on Thursday that "it's now up to cities to lead" following the president's announcement at a White House news conference moments earlier. Peduto, together with 60 other mayors, vowed to defy Trump by abiding by the terms of the accord and making efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in spite of Trump administration's withdrawal. The Climate Mayors, a coalition which includes New York's Bill de Blasio, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, tweeted a statement reaffirming their commitment to combating climate change. The tweet re

ad: "Trump may be withdrawing the US, but 61 climate mayors are adopting the Paris Agreement. Cities will lead the way."