A press dinner to promote Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign turned chaotic when two guests, longtime friends Doug Dechert and Anthony Haden-Guest, got into an argument over climate change. Dechert became enraged, yelling that climate change was a hoax while Haden-Guest called him insane. In a bizarre turn, Dechert punctuated his remarks by loudly farting while yelling “I’m farting!” to underscore his point. Kennedy remained calm throughout the commotion. Though Dechert apologized for his flatulence, he remained unapologetic about his climate change views. Despite their argument, Haden-Guest said he was sure he and Dechert would talk again.
We just had the hotest day on earth since records began. Estimated to be the hotest day in the last 120,000 years. And this is the level of discourse around the issue of climate change. Cool and normal.
