Donald Trump Claims 'Global Warming Not Happening' at UN General Assembly, Calls Climate Action a 'Scam'
On September 23, 2025, former U.S. President Donald Trump asserted at the United Nations General Assembly that 'global warming is not actually happening,' strongly condemning UN climate change initiatives as 'the biggest scam the world has ever experienced.' This shocking statement was widely reported by major media outlets such as Kyodo News and Jiji Press, and quickly spread across X (formerly Twitter). The phrase 'biggest scam in history' briefly trended at number two on Yahoo! Japan, sparking widespread public debate. Trump claimed that climate change countermeasures are based on 'malicious predictions' and that the theory of carbon dioxide raising Earth's temperature is unproven. He suggested instead that increased solar activity might be the cause of rising global temperatures. Additionally, some posts included conspiracy theories, such as the idea that global warming 'could be a scam created by the deep state.' In response to these rem...