During the 2016 election, Donald Trump promised to make it easier for our country to compete with other manufacturers worldwide. To start, he claimed that he would withdraw from unfair international trade agreements.

In order to make good on his promise, he recently pulled out of the Paris Agreement. Doing so angered many on the left. They argued that it will usher in the end of the world. Fortunately, some Democrats are a bit more reasonable.

For example, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) recently distanced himself from the rest of his party by announcing that he supported President Trump’s decision. Specifically, he released a statement, stating, “while I believe that the United States and the world should continue to pursue a cleaner energy future, I do not believe that the Paris Agreement ensures a balance between our environment and the economy.” He added, “to find that balance, we should seek agreements that prioritize the protection of the American consumer as well as energy-producing states like West Virginia, while also incentivizing the development of advanced fossil energy technologies.”

His comments come right after Trump made his announcement about the Paris Agreement. While standing in the Rose Garden earlier this week, he stated, “in order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens, the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord.” According to him, “the Paris climate accord is simply the latest example of Washington entering into an agreement that disadvantages the United States, to the exclusive benefit of other countries, leaving American workers…and taxpayers to absorb the cost in terms of lost jobs, lower wages, shuttered factories, and vastly diminished economic production.”

Even though he ultimately decided to withdraw, he made it clear that he’s open to entering into a fairer agreement in the future. “[I’m willing to] begin negotiations to re-enter either the Paris accord or a really entirely new transaction, on terms that are fair to the United States, its businesses, its workers, its people, its taxpayers,” he explained.

Unsurprisingly, just about every single Republican emphatically supported Trump’s decision. Shortly after making the announcement, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated, “I applaud President Trump and his administration for dealing yet another significant blow to the Obama administration’s assault on domestic energy production and jobs.”

Former Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich added that the criticism directed at Trump was evidence that the deal was bad. Specifically, he tweeted, “every foreign leader attacking Pres Trump over leaving Paris Accord -further proof the deal was one-sided and better for foreigners than US.”

Every foreign leader attacking Pres Trump over leaving Paris Accord -further proof the deal was one sided and better for foreigners than US — Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) June 1, 2017

However, despite the fact that Trump made an excellent decision, his opponents tried to spin it into something awful. For instance, Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated, “President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is a devastating failure of historic proportions. Future generations will look back on President Trump’s decision as one of the worst policy moves made in the 21st century because of the huge damage to our economy, our environment, and our geopolitical standing.”

Sen. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) argued that by withdrawing, we were no longer leaders. “By walking away from this pact, President Trump is abandoning America’s leadership position in the fight against the climate crisis and is sending a strong message to the rest of the world to create, design and manufacture clean energy solutions and create jobs elsewhere,” she claimed.

In response to his decision, Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, announced that he cutting ties with the President. On Twitter, he claimed, “am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world.” He apparently believes the left’s narrative that withdrawing will be bad for the world.

Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017

Many on the left are worried that without an international agreement, countries in the U.S. will start polluting the environment. But clearly, this is absurd. Most business owners understand the importance of keeping the environment clean. Those who don’t will lose customers and have to shut down. In addition, more and more scientists are finding that concerns about global warming are overblown. This emerging science makes leaving the Paris deal an even better decision.