Au revoir, suckers! Report: Despite 'intense' pressure from Ivanka, @POTUS set to exit Paris climate accord; Updated

Greg P. | 9:15 AM on May 31, 2017

In news first reported by Jonathan Swan of Axios, President Donald Trump will pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord:

Scoop: Trump is pulling U.S. out of Paris climate deal https://t.co/gw4TumxTM1

— Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) May 31, 2017

Other networks quickly confirmed the scoop as well:

A senior WH official tells @jonkarl Trump is poised to drop out of the Paris climate deal.

— Ben Siegel (@benyc) May 31, 2017

Although details such as how fast the U.S. pulls out of the agreement are still being worked out:

WH working on rollout of announcement, but no final decision until POTUS announces it, official tells @jonkarl.

— Ben Siegel (@benyc) May 31, 2017

https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/869897007174909953

Update: Trump just tweeted this shortly after publication:

I will be announcing my decision on the Paris Accord over the next few days. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2017

Update 2. Here we go with the “let’s make a deal” part of the program:

Official says Trump expected to pull out of Paris BUT cautions there could be "caveats in the language." https://t.co/RqjzUlYn5i

— Julie Pace (@jpaceDC) May 31, 2017

According to Swan, it was Ivanka who was pressuring the president to stay in the deal:

https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/869898126806720513

And Swan’s “intense” pressure reporting comes from a conservative within the administration, not Ivanka: