There really was no surprise here. Trump has been playing the media so he could claim big ratings for his press conference (YUGE!), what is important is the reaction. Already there are mayors, governors and private citizens saying that Trump is wrong and that they are going to go ahead and do their bit to cut back emissions. Remember that his base, despite the outcome of the election, is still 3,000,000 smaller than his opposition and the mid-terms are next year. The only catch is that the Democrats will have to get their act together.