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Musk Makes Good on Pledge to Dump Trump Over Paris

  • Leaving Paris ‘not good for America or the world,’ Musk tweets
  • Retribution from president seen unlikely as CEO has company

What the U.S. Departure Means for the Paris Agreement

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Elon Musk finally pulled the plug on Donald Trump.

Musk, who has become the American icon of clean-energy by leading electric-car maker Tesla Inc., said Thursday he’d leave two White House advisory councils after the president’s decision to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate accord.