--- title: Paris Agreement: Donald Trump Supporters Hold Rally description: A rally was held in front of the White House Saturday in support of President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement canonical: https://time.com/4804333/donald-trump-pittsburgh-not-paris-rally/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-03T21:22:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T05:15:03.565Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Supporters Hold 'Pittsburgh Not Paris' Rally og:description: The event supported Trump's decision to pull the U.S. from the Paris Agreement og:url: https://time.com/4804333/donald-trump-pittsburgh-not-paris-rally/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccd6401fc1b6e691/6988d010a988ca8ba26bc859/gettyimages-691901188.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: Trump Supporters Hold "Pittsburgh Not Paris" Rally In Washington DC og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Supporters Hold 'Pittsburgh Not Paris' Rally twitter:description: The event supported Trump's decision to pull the U.S. from the Paris Agreement twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccd6401fc1b6e691/6988d010a988ca8ba26bc859/gettyimages-691901188.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Supporters Hold 'Pittsburgh Not Paris' Rally > Sponsored content. 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President Trump recently withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord in hopes of growing jobs and cutting regulations. Demonstrators gather outside the White House to show support for President Donald Trump on June 3, 2017 in Washington, D.C. President Trump recently withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord in hopes of growing jobs and cutting regulations. Photograph by Aaron P. Bernstein—Getty by [Lisa Marie Segarra](https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Jun 3, 2017 9:22 PM UTC A rally was held in front of the White House Saturday in support of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the [Paris Climate Agreement.](http://time.com/4801134/paris-agreement-withdrawal-donald-trump-rose-garden/) About 200 people attended the event, [according to ABC](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-supporters-rally-white-house-pittsburgh-paris-event/story?id=47807606), and demonstrators chanted “Pittsburgh not Paris” and “jobs, jobs, jobs” to voice their support for the [President’s decision.](http://time.com/4802829/mit-researchers-trump-climate-change-paris/) [Protesters against Trump’s policies](http://time.com/4804347/march-for-truth-protests/) were also nearby. [The Hill reported](http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/336219-group-gathers-at-white-house-for-pittsburgh-not-paris-rally-thanking) that there was a brief clash between a woman criticizing Trump and several attendees who were chanting “Trump,” but the situation was quickly diffused by others nearby. The rally was organized by the Fairfax County Republican Committee and the Republican Party of Virginia, according to The Hill. 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