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Just hours before President Trump officially announced the United States' from the Paris Accord, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, tweeted that he will be leaving the Trump team. The departure was a follow through on his threat that he would leave if the President withdrew from the agreement.
"Am departing presidential councils," wrote Musk. "Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world."
Musk advised the president on two different councils. One, called Strategic and Policy Forum, was Trump's primary business council. The other council Musk served on dealt with manufacturing jobs.
Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017
Under Paris deal, China committed to produce as much clean electricity by 2030 as the US does from all sources today https://t.co/F8Ppr2o7Rl
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017