Trump says officials who pushed climate change doomsday policies should be investigated: ‘Rewarded failure’

President Donald Trump calls for investigation into officials who pushed climate change at Saudi investment forum, criticizing policies that "rewarded failure."

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 19, 2025.  (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

"Perfect words, 'climate change.' They're covered if it rains, if it snows, if it's warm, it's climate change, 'it's destroying the world'," Trump said. He later remarked, "It's a little conspiracy out there. We have to investigate them immediately. They probably are being investigated."

"Their policies punish success, rewarded failure and produced disaster, including the worst inflation in our country's history," Trump added.

While it was not immediately clear who Trump was referencing when he called for an investigation, he has spoken out against the Green New Deal, which he calls the "Green New Scam."

President Donald Trump, right, meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2025. (Nathan Howard/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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On Tuesday, MBS committed his country to increasing its planned investment in the U.S. economy to nearly $1 trillion over the next year. Trump welcomed the investment, saying it was "great."

"You know, that's great. I appreciate that. That's great. We're doing numbers that nobody's ever done. And in all fairness, if you didn't see potential in the U.S, you wouldn't be doing it," Trump said.

"Definitely," MBS replied.

Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.

Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.

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