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I may not be welcome in Trump's America: Stephen Hawking
March 21, 2017
British scientist Stephen Hawking has admitted his fear of not being
welcome in the United States anymore, with Donald Trump being President.
Hawking
described President Trump's election as "a definite swing to a
right-wing" and a "more authoritarian approach," reports CNN quoting his
interview with ITV's Good Morning Britain.
His comments about the US President resemble to those he made in May last year, before Trump became the Republican nominee.
At the time, Hawking described Trump as "a demagogue, who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator."
Taking
a critical stance on Scott Pruitt, who was appointed as the head of the
Environmental Protection Agency, Hawking said that the man did not
believe that carbon dioxide causes climate change and called for his
replacement.
"Climate change is one of the great dangers we face,
and it's one we can prevent. It affects America badly, so tackling it
should win votes for [Trump's] second term, God forbid," he said.
Hawking also did not mince words for Britons who voted to leave the European Union in last year's Brexit referendum.
"A
main worry for the British people was the feeling that Eastern Europe
migration would take their jobs and undercut their wages. The majority
voted accordingly and I see this as short-sighted. A hard Brexit would
leave us isolated and inward looking," he said.
When assked if he
believed he was the most intelligent person in the world, Hawking gave
an ideal witty response, " I would never claim this. People who boast
about their IQ are losers."
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