Letters: Worst fears turn true

Trump's comment that India and China would benefit the most from the Paris agreement is a fact

With reference to the report, “As Trump exits Paris agreement, other nations are defiant” (June 3), it seems everybody’s worst fears with regard to the US president’s policies have come true — first, his protectionist stance, now his decision to pull out of the environmental accord.

To say that it sends a negative message would be an understatement. As many as 194 countries signed the pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and control the rise in global average temperature. Although technically the US cannot exit the accord completely before 2020, it would surely lead some of the other strong countries