When President Joe Biden worked to burnish his climate legacy in the Brazilian Amazon on Sunday, the unspoken presence of Donald Trump shadowed the historic stop.
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Biden’s emphasis on climate change during his trip creates yet another contrast with Trump as the president prepares to leave office.
"Stop playing by rules that no longer exist. At this point, it's not just spinelessness, it's complicity," the president-elect's estranged niece said.
The president toured the rainforest and promised Brazil funds for environmental initiatives, even as the incoming Trump administration appears poised to roll them back.
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Biden said the fight against climate change has been a defining cause of his presidency — he’s pushed for cleaner air, water and energy, including legislation that marked the most substantial federal investment in history to fight global warming.