During the first 2024 GOP presidential debate on 23 August 2023 candidates were asked to raise their hands if they believed human behavior was causing climate change.<br /><br />Nobody was able to raise a hand before Florida governor Ron DeSantis overtook the conversation by blasting President Biden over his handling of the Maui wildfires.<br /><br />Vivek Ramaswamy was quick to join the conversation by saying he believed that “climate change agenda is a hoax.” His statement was met with boos from the audience.<br /><br />The only candidate to acknowledge climate change was South Carolina governor Nikki Haley.
