Trump's Paris exit strategy full of nonstarters

President Trump's decision to exit the Paris climate change agreement will take over three years to implement under the terms of the United Nations, taking the process of withdrawal well into the next presidential election cycle.

At the same time, he plans to renegotiate the terms of the U.S.'s involvement in the climate pact, but that pledge may be a nonstarter.

It is unclear how he plans to initiate another part of his Paris exit strategy, which he said in the Rose Garden on Thursday would involve reaching out to Democrats to contribute to the renegotiations.

"So if the obstructionists want to get together with me, let's make them non-obstructionists," Trump said to applause. "We will all sit down, and we will get back into the deal."

Trump explained that the Democrats' opinions on Trump's renegotiation strategy will have to coincide with what he considers a fair deal under any climate agreement. He views the climate agreement to be anathema to his pro-growth America First agenda, citing an industry funded study that showed the economy would lose $3 trillion in GDP and 6.5 million industrial sector jobs by 2040.