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Hillary Clinton at the University of Pittsburgh.

President Donald Trumpinvoked the city of Pittsburghto justify his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. "I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris," Trump said Thursday in the White House Rose Garden.

The reaction from Pittsburghs mayor, Bill Peduto, was swift. Hetweeted, "Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh stands with the world & will follow Paris Agreement @HillaryClinton." At a press conference in Pittsburgh with local reporters Thursday, Peduto repeated this claim: "The people of Pittsburgh voted for Hillary Rodham Clinton, 80 percent."

Pedutos spokesperson Timothy McNulty said Friday the mayor got the number "off the top of his head" and noted the numbers werent that different.

During an appearance on CNN late Thursday, Peduto qualified his earlier statement: "The city of Pittsburgh voted for Hillary Clinton with nearly 80 percent of the vote. [Trump] may be talking about all of western Pennsylvania, but its a far cry from being Pittsburgh." And while on "Hardball with Chris Matthews" on MSNBC, Peduto again stuck with the same claim: "Actually in Pittsburgh, Hillary Clinton won with nearly 80 percent of the vote."

Did Clinton win the city by that majority?

Almost. Allegheny County election records show that Clinton won 75 percent of the vote in the city of Pittsburgh, while she won 56 percent of the vote county-wide.We calculated Clintons vote total using precinct-level data publishedby the county through the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center.

Our ruling

Trump said he was elected to represent people from Pittsburgh, not Paris, when explaining why he decided to withdraw the U.S. from a global climate deal. Pittsburghs mayor, Bill Peduto, responded by tweeting that Hillary Clinton received 80 percent of the vote in Pittsburgh. Clinton received 75 percent of the vote. Thats pretty close; Clinton did win the city by an overwhelming number.

We rate this statement Mostly True.

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"Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh." - PolitiFact