Energy and Environment

Democratic debate: Four candidates declare climate change the biggest geopolitical threat

By Josh Siegel
Published June 27, 2019 3:07am ET
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Democratic debate: Four candidates declare climate change the biggest geopolitical threat
Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke is handed a microphone while speaking during a campaign stop Friday, April 26, 2019, in Henderson, Nev. | (AP Photo/John Locher)

Four Democrats running for president said in Wednesday night’s primary debate that the biggest threat to the U.S. is climate change.

Moderator Chuck Todd asked each of the 10 participating candidates to name the biggest geopolitical threat facing the country.

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