"Against humanity": World leaders slam Trump at COP30 climate summit

What they're saying: Colombian President Gustavo Petro noted that Trump and high-level U.S. representatives were missing from COP30 as it got underway on Thursday, according to a Global News translation.

• "Mr. Trump is against humanity. His absence here demonstrates that," said Petro, whose country was hit with U.S. sanctions last month after Trump threatened tariffs and military action against it.
• Chilean President Gabriel Boric said "the president of the United States at the latest United Nations General Assembly said the climate crisis does not exist. That is a lie," per the translation.

Of note: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer noted in his COP30 speech "sadly that consensus" on tackling the climate crisis "is gone," while French President Emmanuel Macron said "climate misinformation today poses a threat to our democracies, to the Paris agenda."

The other side: White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a statement shared with outlets including Axios that Trump "will not allow the best interest of the American people to be jeopardized by the Green Energy Scam."

• She added: "These Green Dreams are killing other countries, but will not kill ours thanks to President Trump's commonsense energy agenda!"
• Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment Thursday night.

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