--- title: Paris Agreement: How Donald Trump Keeps Us in Suspense description: President Trump loves to keep us in suspense. canonical: https://time.com/4802353/paris-agreement-donald-trump-suspense/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-01T21:26:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T05:13:42.898Z article:section: Politics og:title: 'Stay Tuned': Why President Trump Keeps Us in Suspense og:description: He loves to tease his decisions. og:url: https://time.com/4802353/paris-agreement-donald-trump-suspense/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd186c69a1aebd112/6988cfd497cdff51f46b0fa0/gettyimages-691259814.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3648 og:image:height: 2052 og:image:alt: President Donald Trump Makes Statement On Paris Climate Agreement og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Stay Tuned': Why President Trump Keeps Us in Suspense twitter:description: He loves to tease his decisions. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd186c69a1aebd112/6988cfd497cdff51f46b0fa0/gettyimages-691259814.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Stay Tuned': Why President Trump Keeps Us in Suspense > Sponsored content. 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The agreement is intended to encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to limit global warming to a manageable level. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump announces his decision for the United States to pull out of the Paris climate agreement in the Rose Garden at the White House June 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump pledged on the campaign trail to withdraw from the accord, which former President Barack Obama and the leaders of 194 other countries signed in 2015\. The agreement is intended to encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to limit global warming to a manageable level. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jun 1, 2017 9:26 PM UTC President Trump loves to keep us in suspense. The long-teased decision on [withdrawing](http://time.com/4801344/paris-agreement-climate-deal-donald-trump/) from the [Paris Agreement](http://time.com/4801134/paris-agreement-withdrawal-donald-trump-rose-garden/) on [climate change](http://time.com/4802303/president-donald-trump-france-germany-italy-paris-climate-accord-agreement/) Thursday was just the latest time that the President has built attention for an announcement. 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