The World Bank's president said he should have done a better job responding to questions after coming under criticism for his remarks earlier this week regarding climate change. “When asked, ‘Are you a climate denier?’ I should have said no,' he said.
September 23, 2022 GMT
FILE - David Malpass, president of the World Bank Group, arrives for a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 13, 2022. Malpass said Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, that he will not resign after coming under criticism for his remarks earlier this week regarding climate change.
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