When President Trump sat down with the British interviewer Piers Morgan for a wide-ranging conversation that was broadcast Sunday night, Mr. Morgan asked about climate change. The entire exchange was fewer than 350 words, but those 350 words were rich in misinformation.

Mr. Trump has spoken often about climate change and often his arguments have little in common with the overwhelming scientific evidence that the climate is changing and humans are the primary cause. Instead, he tends to offer cherry-picked facts that do not stand up to scrutiny.

Here are excerpts from the interview, with comments by The New York Times.

He defended himself as a protector of the environment

Mr. Morgan: Quick fire: climate change. For you, is it about the science or about the money? The Paris accords. Mr. Trump: I think it’s about everything and I’m a believer in clean air and clear water.

And later in the interview:

Mr. Trump: I’ll tell you what I believe in. I believe in clean air. I believe in crystal-clear, beautiful water. I believe in just having good cleanliness in all.

Mr. Trump has often cited clean air and water as his highest environmental priority. But his administration has sought to roll back more than 60 environmental rules, and many of those reversals have the potential to substantially degrade the quality of air and water.

He still sees the Paris agreement as ‘unfair’ to the U.S.

Mr. Trump: The Paris accord for us would have been a disaster … Mr. Morgan: Are you completely out of that? Mr. Trump: I’m completely out of it. Mr. Morgan: No way back? Mr. Trump: There could be a way back. First of all, it was a terrible deal for the United States. If they made a good deal, like if they made a good deal with T.P.P. — you know, having to do with trade — there’s always a chance we’d get back, but it was a terrible deal for the United States. It was unfair to the United States.

Though Mr. Trump announced last year that the United States would withdraw from the landmark Paris climate accord, the nation is not yet out. Approved by nearly 200 nations in December 2015, the rules of the deal allow no one to pull out before Nov. 4, 2020.