they made a deal they would pay. it is hard to believe america is going to renege on a commitment. if they do, i didn't want the people keeping track of all the progress america and other countries are making, i didn't want them to worry about whether or not they'd be funded. i said if the federal government doesn't, bloomberg philanthropies will commit it and other people called me and said, we'd like to help, as well. >> a lot of democrats said look, the u.s. is basically giving up leadership on climate change. >> no question about that. the cop 21 agreement was designed to favor america. because the negotiators knew that it would be very hard, if not impossible, to get through an american congress. so they made a deal that gave america a better break than anybody else. so to walk away from this is just not smart. >> i want to ask you about a couple other issues in the news. i know you won't criticize the president. i'm not looking for you to do that.