Larry King Slams Donald Trump, Calls His Presidency 'One Of The Most Ridiculous'

Former CNN host and current Russia Today America and Hulu host Larry King said President Donald Trump’s time in the White House "so far" has been "one of the most ridiculous presidencies" he has seen in his lifetime. King appeared on Sirius XM’s "Tell Me Everything" on Monday and told host John Fugelsang the president was not performing his job properly.

"I’ve got to admit that so far, this is one of the most ridiculous presidencies I’ve ever seen," King said.

He also referred to some of Trump's cabinet appointments and said he was confused about the thought process behind those administrative decisions.

"It’s almost funny. To run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), he hires an anti-environment guy. To run the Secretary of Education, he hires someone who doesn’t like education. Doesn’t like public schools. That’s weird, man," King said referring to Scott Pruitt, Trump's EPA administrator, and the Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

King also commented on Trump's recent decisions to modify a number of climate change policies instituted by former President Barack Obama. He said he was specifically frustrated with the current administration's climate change policies that have been implemented by Pruitt so far.

"Trump gets us out of climate change. Who doesn't notice climate change? It's obviously caused by carbon dioxide," he continued. "To act like it doesn't exist, that’s insane. Miami Beach is not going to exist after 2100. Come on. That’s climate change," he added.

Following his comments, King later said he hoped Trump would be more open to "bipartisan leadership" and become capable of taking beneficial administrative decisions.

Trump signed an executive order last week to demolish Obama-era climate change regulations. The order mainly focuses on dismantling the Clean Power Plan, a 2015 regulation that was implemented by the former administration to curb greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change. Trump's new order instructs the EPA to repeal the Clean Power Plan formally, and the president promised the move would help create domestic jobs in the fossil fuel industry.