Daily Rewind: Trump, Trump, Trump

It was a big day for the president. Reports emerged that Trump is expected to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement this week. He also taught us a new word, “covfefe,” and slammed Kathy Griffin for her anti-Trump photo shoot. Here’s how it went down:

Trump is expected to pull out of the Paris climate deal:

• That’s according to two senior U.S. officials. Doing so would isolate America in its efforts to tackle global warming. It would also mark a major break from international partners. (China and the EU have said they’ll stay in the 2015 agreement regardless of America’s decision.)
• Trump is meeting today with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is in favor of the 175-signatory pact. Tillerson was formerly the CEO of ExxonMobil, which just lost its own climate change battle.
• Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened to leave the president’s advisory councils if Trump withdraws. Both Musk and Apple CEO Tim Cook have reportedly called Trump to convince him to stay in the pact.
• Other major companies, including BP, ExxonMobil, Google, Starbucks and Microsoft also want the U.S. to remain.

So, what does “covfefe” mean?! 🤔

• The president wants you to be the judge. At 12:06 a.m., he tweeted: “Despite the constant negative press covfefe.” It seems he meant to type the word “coverage.”
• By 6 a.m., the post had been deleted. Shortly after, Trump tweeted: “Who can figure out the true meaning of “covfefe” ??? Enjoy!” The internet took the bait.
• CNN analyst Chris Cilizza says the tweet, while silly on its face, tells us a lot about who Trump is as a president.

Kathy Griffin faces photo shoot backlash:

• Trump tweeted today that comedian Kathy Griffin “should be ashamed of herself” for taking part in a photo shoot that featured her holding a bloody head resembling the president.
• Griffin apologized for the photo: “I went way too far. The image is too disturbing. I understand how it offends people. It wasn’t funny. I get it.” She said she’s asked celebrity photographer Tyler Shields to take the photo down.
• CNN fired Griffin from hosting its annual New Year’s Eve show following the photo shoot controversy.

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