70 Nobel laureates endorse Hillary ‘strongly and fully’
At least 70 winners of the Nobel Prize have endorsed Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for the president of the United States.
The group of Nobel laureates, who represent a wide range of scientific disciplines, published an open letter yesterday, reports The Huffington Post.
Hillary will “support and advance policies that will enable science and technology to flourish,” the group said in the letter.
The group also warned of “profound consequences” of next month’s election.
“To preserve our freedoms, protect our constitutional government, safeguard our national security and ensure that all members of our nation will be able to work together for a better future, it is imperative that Hillary Clinton be elected as the next President of the United States,” says the letter.
However, the letter doesn’t mention GOP nominee Donald Trump, reports The Huffington Post.
Inbox: @NobelPrize laureates for @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/lM4LIpFteD
— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) October 18, 2016
Hillary meets their call for a candidate with a history of “strong advocacy for science agencies” and “sensible immigration and education policies”, crucial for a strong culture of domestic innovation, according to the signatories.
However, it doesn’t come as a big surprise that the Nobel laureates are backing Hillary Clinton, as academics are often found to side with Democratic candidates, reports The New York Times.
In 2012, 68 Nobel laureates endorsed President Obama over Mitt Romney, while 76 supported him over Senator John McCain in 2008.
Hillary has made climate change action a key issue in her campaign, calling it an “urgent threat” and a “defining challenge of our time.”
On the other hand, Republican nominee Donald Trump has reportedly called climate change a hoax created by the Chinese.
The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012
Although he denied making the statement during the first presidential debate, several anti-climate tweets can still be found on his Twitter account.
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