"Obama On Supreme Court Climate Ruling: 'Don't Despair'"

"President Barack Obama told supporters 'don't despair' and overreact to the Supreme Court's decision this week that temporarily blocks the administration's rules to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

'I've heard people say, 'The Supreme Court struck down the clean power plant rule.' That's not true. So don't despair, people,' Obama said at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Atherton, California, Thursday, making his first public comments since the decision was announced Tuesday night.

Obama referred to the Supreme Court decision as 'unusual', adding that his administration is very confident it is on the right side of the law."

Allie Malloy reports for CNN February 11, 2016.

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