Meet the Liberal Climate Scientist Biden Tapped to Serve on His Intelligence Advisory Board

Kim Cobb of Brown University was in ‘acute mental crisis’ after Trump’s win Kim Cobb. Twitter

President Joe Biden has added a new member to his prestigious board. She is a liberal climate scientist, who claimed she had an experience with an “acute mental health crisis” “could not get out of bed” Following the 2016 election of Donald Trump,

Kim Cobb, a Brown University climate scientist was named by Biden Thursday to join the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. Announcement In a press release. Past presidents The board was used Cobb was not authorized to investigate high-profile national security threats or intelligence failures. It isn’t clear if Cobb will be able stomach sensitive and alarming information.

Cobb got so excited by Trump’s win in 2016 that he just announced it to him. “an acute mental health crisis” She was then unable for several weeks to move. “get out of bed, despite having four children to tend to,” The climate scientist Submitted Mother Jones 2019 “I could not see a way forward,” Cobb was still alive at the time. “My most resounding thought was, how could my country do this? I had to face the fact that there was a veritable tidal wave of people who don’t care about climate change and who put personal interest above the body of scientific information I had contributed to.”

Cobb’s appointment on the board is a reflection of the Biden administration’s all-of-government approach in combating climate change. Biden published an article on climate change one week after he took office in January 2021. Executive order That declared climate change considerations “central to United States foreign policy and national security” Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence was asked to produce a report. “national security impacts of climate change.” Biden identified climate change months later in June 2021. “greatest threat” American national security.

Cobb and neither the White House were available for comment.

Beyond Cobb describes himself as a “self-described” person. “mental health crisis” Following the 2016 presidential election the climate scientist for 2014 Conducting her “third live radio interview for the Voice of Russia,” a now-defunct Russian government radio network. The network Targeted To “restore a fair attitude towards Russia as an important country of the world with good intentions,” Dmitry Kiselyov, a Russian propagandist, stated that Cobb made his third Voice of Russia appearance in December 2013. This was approximately one year prior to Cobb’s third appearance. Cobb is also a Member CLIVAR, an international

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