The Republican Party’s approach to climate change used to be wholesale denial. Global warming was a hoax perpetrated either by greedy climate scientists or foreign countries that wanted control over America’s energy resources. Over time, Republicans began to admit that the climate was changing. But humans weren’t causing it, they insisted. The planet was warming naturally, so nothing needed to be done about it.

Americans largely reject these lies today, and most people believe the government should be doing more to address the climate crisis. So many on the political right are taking a new rhetorical approach. They admit that climate change is real, and even that humans are responsible—just not humans in America.

President Donald Trump gave a speech on Monday touting his administration’s “environmental leadership.” He didn’t utter the words “climate change” once; he’s one of the few Republicans still committed to outright denialism. But he did brag that America was doing better than the rest of the world in fighting the root cause of climate change.

“Since 2000, energy-related carbon emissions have declined [here] more than any other country on earth,” Trump said. “Emissions are projected to drop in 2019 and 2020.” Trump also said that the United States had cut its greenhouse gas emissions more than any other country that has signed the Paris climate accord. “We’re doing a tough job, and not everybody knows it,” he said. “And that’s the reason we’re here to speak.”

Trump’s speech wasn’t the first time his administration has made this case. Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a statement defending its recent repeal of Obama-era greenhouse gas regulations and its commitment to global warming: “The science is clear, under President Trump greenhouse gas emissions are down.” And Republicans like Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander have argued that America is a climate savior, not villain. “When it comes to climate change, China, India, and developing countries are the problem,” he said in a recent floor speech. “American innovation is the answer.”