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WASHINGTON, June 1-- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has decided to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, a landmark global pact to fight climate change. The U.S. will cease honoring non-binding parts of the deal "as of today," Trump said at a press conference in the White House Rose Garden, adding that his administration will also cease implementation of the "draconian financial and economic burdens the agreement imposes on our country." Calling the Paris Agreement "hamstrings" the United States while "empowers" other countries, Trump said the United States would begin negotiations to re-enter the agreement. However, Trump indicated that re-entry may not be a top priority for his administration. "If we can, great. If we can't, that's fine," said Trump, adding that the new agreement must ensure "fair" treatment to the United States, its business, its workers, and its taxpayers. Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement fulfilled a campaign promise, but was expected to meet widespread opposition both at home and abroad. Governor of California Jerry Brown vowed to resist withdrawal from the Paris accord. "California will resist this misguided and insane course of action," said Brown in a statement released before Trump finished his speech. Trump, who once called climate change a "hoax," had taken a series of actions aimed at reversing his predecessor Barack Obama's climate policies. | 
