Addressing the gathering, Trump described climate change as a 'fake energy catastrophe' and criticised what he called a growing dependence on renewable energy sources. Amid his remarks on climate policy, Trump also announced that Washington would lead a global initiative to prevent the development of biological weapons. He said the United States would introduce an AI-driven verification system as part of this initiative and call on other nations to join. The President then launched a lengthy tirade against renewable energy, dismissing clean energy policies as wasteful and ineffective. Besides calling climate change 'the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world,' Trump mocked renewables as a costly failure.