Trump demands NASA forget about ‘hoax’ climate change and get humans to Mars

The soon-to-be 45th President of the United States has branded climate change a “hoax” and told radio personality Hugh Hewitt before the vote: “Obama thinks it’s the number one problem of the world today. And I think it’s very low on the list.

“So I am not a believer, and I will, unless somebody can prove something to me, I believe there’s weather.

“I believe there’s change, and I believe it goes up and it goes down, and it goes up again.”

Trump wants Nasa to get humans to Mars

Environmentalists had hoped that the controversial businessman would change his mentality on climate change once he gets into office. However, the reality-TV star is maintaining his tact and will ask NASA to stop focussing on global warming, and instead stick to what they know best – space exploration, with the US determined to get to Mars and current President Barrack Obama previously stating that the nation should do it by 2030.

‘We see NASA in an exploration role’

Bob Walker, a senior Trump adviser, told the Guardian: “We see NASA in an exploration role, in deep space research.“Earth-centric science is better placed at other agencies where it is their prime mission.

“My guess is that it would be difficult to stop all ongoing Nasa programs but future programs should definitely be placed with other agencies.

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