WATCH: Al Gore Compares Climate Deniers to Uvalde Police Officers

In Al Gore were to win the close race for President back in 2000, America may be a very different place right now. The former Vice President lost his race and has largely stayed out of politics.

What Gore focuses his time on now is educating the public on climate change and pushing for action. He is doing an interview on Meet the Press this Sunday. In a clip released before the spot, the former VP compared climate deniers to the inactive police officers during the Uvalde massacre.

Chuck Todd asked, “It’s not just in this country; China and India are emerging powers that are reliant on fossil fuels, Europe is backsliding with the decision on methane. If the United States can’t be a global leader here, who will?”

“Well,” responded Gore, “the United States must step up and provide leadership. And of course, President Biden’s been trying to do that. And he has a 50-50 Senate, really a 49-51 Senate on everything related to the climate, and a razor-thin majority in the House.”

WATCH: Al Gore compares climate inaction to "failing to walk through the door" in Uvalde.

“Climate deniers are really in some ways similar to all of those almost 400 law enforcement officers … waiting outside an unlocked door while the children were being massacred." pic.twitter.com/uu9fmTvvXA

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) July 24, 2022

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Gore later followed:

“You know, the climate deniers are really in some ways similar to all of those almost 400 law enforcement officers in Uvalde, Texas, who were waiting outside an unlocked door while the children were being massacred. They heard the screams, they heard the gunshots, and nobody stepped forward. And God bless those families who’ve suffered so much. And law enforcement officials tell us that’s not typical of what law enforcement usually does.”