Trump mocks global warming as Americans brace for massive winter storm looms

US President Donald Trump. (Image: Reuters)

As Americans brace for massive winter storms expected to impact more than 170 million people across the US, President Donald Trump mocked what he described as "environmental insurrectionists" in a Truth Social post on Friday.

"Record Cold Wave expected to hit 40 States. Rarely seen anything like it before," Trump said in the post.

"Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain — WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???" he quipped.

Most parts of the US are bracing for what is expected to be a monster winter storm that could delay flights and trigger power outages amid the biting cold across the country. Parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas reportedly witnessed fresh snow on Friday (local time) in what was seen as a prelude to the winter storm expected to converge with bitter Arctic cold and engulf places.

More than half of the US is preparing for the winter storm, which is reportedly spreading from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes. According to news agency Reuters, at least 14 states and the District of Columbia have declared weather emergencies.

"A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely," the National Weather Service noted in a Friday post on X.

Trump has always expressed skepticism about climate change, calling it a "hoax," and dismissed scientists' concerns about global warming as a "political agenda." He withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement twice, once during his first term in 2020 and then as he began his second term in 2025.

The Republican leader continues to embrace fossil fuels and ditch clean energy policies. Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' slogan is aimed at showing support for increased drilling for petroleum and gas as sources of energy.