Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday reaffirmed President Trump's commitment to the environment days after Trump announced he was pulling the United States out of the Paris climate change agreement.

“He’s not walking away from it," Tillerson said at a news conference, according to The Associated Press,

"He’s simply walking away from what he felt was an agreement that did not serve the American people well."

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Tillerson said during comments in Sydney that Trump wants "perhaps a new construct of an agreement," the news service reported.

He suggested Trump thinks the climate change issue "is still important," adding that Trump wants to "stay engaged on the issue."