WASHINGTON _ The Trump campaign is seeking a list of "climate change victories" that can be attributed to Donald Trump's presidency, reflecting a shift in strategy ahead of the 2020 election as polls show growing voter concern over global warming, two sources familiar with the campaign told McClatchy this week.
Their quest comes as the Trump administration considers whether to establish a presidential committee on climate security that would include longtime skeptics of the dangers of climate change. The purpose of that panel would be to scrutinize the most recent national climate assessment, a comprehensive document vetted by 13 government agencies detailing economic and national security perils in store for a warming Earth.
The two-pronged campaign strategy _ both to defend the administration's approach to climate change while simultaneously casting doubt on the extent of the threat _ is intended to address a substantial political divide within the Republican Party over the seriousness of the threat, the role of human activities and what can be done about it.
