Story highlights Trump said he represented Pittsburgh, not Paris

The city's mayor noted Pittsburgh swung for Democrats

Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump invoked the people of Pittsburgh to defend his climate change decision Thursday, and the city's mayor bristled in response.

Explaining his choice to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement, Trump said: "I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris."

Pittsburgh's Democratic Mayor Bill Peduto, in an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer," said Trump was off-base to point to his choice as benefiting the city -- in part because Pittsburgh swung strongly for Hillary Clinton.

"The city of Pittsburgh voted for Hillary Clinton with nearly 80% of the vote," Peduto said. "He may be talking about all of western Pennsylvania, but it's a far cry from being Pittsburgh."

Trump: I was elected to represent Pittsburgh, not Paris

Pittsburgh Mayor: We voted for Hillary Clinton with nearly 80% of the vote pic.twitter.com/X6TRCebnj6 — The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) June 1, 2017

Pittsburgh is in Allegheny County, a blue pocket in the red region of Western Pennsylvania. Allegheny as a whole swung by more than 10 points for Clinton.

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