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Cooper: Moving forward after Paris

By now we’ve all learned President Donald Trump is going to follow his instincts.

They may not be the same instincts he had on the campaign trail, or even this morning, but he’s not going to follow a prescribed or predictable path.

Thus, the most reputable experts, the most cited pundits and his most trusted sources won’t necessarily affect his decision-making.

On the Paris Climate Agreement, though, he remained true to his campaign promise and on Thursday pulled the United States out of the 2015 deal. It’s another promise his supporters can say he kept.

“I was elected to represent Pittsburgh, not Paris,” Trump said.