Josh Earnest, a White House spokesman, said in a news briefing on Tuesday that the queries "could have been an attempt to target civil servants," including "scientists and lawyers and other experts who are critical to the success of the federal government's ability to make policy."
By design, their work transcends the term of any one president, Earnest said.
Trump, a Republican, said during his election campaign that climate change was a hoax perpetrated by China to damage U.S. manufacturing.
in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
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U.S. Energy Department balks at Trump request for names on climate change
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