Al Gore: Trump Administration Is the Most Corrupt in History

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Apr 1, 2026

Al Gore, former U.S. vice president and longtime climate advocate, reflects on climate urgency and political corruption. He discusses the future of renewable energy and grassroots power. He critiques recent Iran policy and warns about fossil fuel influence on democracy.

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Political Will Is A Renewable Resource

Political will is renewable and election swings show rapid shifts; recent special elections averaged a 13-point swing favoring Democrats.
Al Gore cites a 250-year cycle and predicts likely Democratic gains in the House, Senate, and 2028 presidency.

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Money And PR Undermine Democratic Conversation

Wealth concentration has translated into political power via big money and PR influence, undermining democratic conversation.
Gore notes there are now six times more PR agents than journalists, skewing public discourse.

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U.S. Retreat Won't Stop Global Climate Progress

U.S. missed leadership opportunities on climate but global progress continues; withdrawal from Paris is an outlier.
Gore notes 194 other nations remain committed, so U.S. retreat doesn't halt worldwide momentum.

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More To The Story: Few political figures occupy the sort of space in American history that Al Gore does. A longtime member of Congress before becoming vice president, Gore lost the presidency in 2000 to George W. Bush after a highly controversial decision by the Supreme Court. But in the years that followed, Gore didn’t slink into history. Instead, he worked to sound the growing alarm on climate change, most notably with his documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, which came out 20 years ago. A year later, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Today, he’s still at it and in many ways more adamant than ever that now is the time to act on global warming, especially as the Trump administration rolls back environmental protections and condemns climate science. But he also has more on his mind than the state of the planet, namely the state of democracy and the direction of the country under President Donald Trump. On this week’s More To The Story, the former vice president admonishes the White House for making an “astonishing mistake” in its attack on Iran, looks back at his groundbreaking climate change documentary, and talks about why he believes political will in America is still a renewable resource.

Producer: Josh Sanburn | Editor: Kara McGuirk-Allison | Theme music: Fernando Arruda and Jim Briggs | Copy editor: Nikki Frick | Digital producer: Artis Curiskis | Deputy executive producer: Taki Telonidis | Executive producer: Brett Myers | Executive editor: James West | Host: Al Letson

Read: Something Unexpected Is Happening With Norway’s Polar Bears (Vox via Climate Desk)

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Visit: The Climate Reality Project

Read: The Assault on Reason: Our Information Ecosystem, from the Age of Print to the Age of Trump (Penguin Books)

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