Dr. Ross McPhee

Trump Caves to Tariff Uproar, But Doubles Down on China | Olivia Munn

I think it's a bad idea. Extinct species are extinct. Bringing them back to influence climate change, it's a non-starter.

Trump Caves to Tariff Uproar, But Doubles Down on China | Olivia Munn

I've spent most of my career on Ice Age paleontology, on mammoths, on saber-toothed cats, you name it, I've been there.

Trump Caves to Tariff Uproar, But Doubles Down on China | Olivia Munn

I know, I know where you're going with this.

Trump Caves to Tariff Uproar, But Doubles Down on China | Olivia Munn

Right, but it's a little matter of the soft tissues that we need as well.

Trump Caves to Tariff Uproar, But Doubles Down on China | Olivia Munn

But here's the problem. Money that's going to be spent would be much better spent on endangered species that are still with us.

Trump Caves to Tariff Uproar, But Doubles Down on China | Olivia Munn

We're talking about an animal that is eating 300 pounds of food a day.

Trump Caves to Tariff Uproar, But Doubles Down on China | Olivia Munn

Yeah, I know. Nobody wants something that's 5,000 to 6,000 pounds marching around in their yard.

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