Reports: Trump meets Al Gore for 'extremely interesting' climate change discussion

Michael Holder
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Meeting reportedly organised by President-elect's daughter Ivanka Trump in pursuit of 'common ground' between transition team and environmental campaigners

Donald Trump yesterday met with former Vice-President and climate change activist Al Gore for what the latter described as an "interesting conversation". Gore - who campaigned for Democratic Party presidential...

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