Former Vice President Al Gore compares climate deniers' inaction to Uvalde law enforcement officers

In an interview with NBC News, Gore compared climate change deniers to Uvalde law enforcement officers.

The climate deniers are similar to the law enforcement officers in Uvalde, Texas, who were waiting outside an unlocked door while the children were being massacred, Gore said. Nobody stepped forward after they heard the gunshots.

The Uvalde police have come under scrutiny for how they responded to the mass shooting.

Climate change-related disasters are unfolding in the UK, Portugal, and Spain. The UK set a heat record on Tuesday with a temperature of 102.4F.

The US's response to climate change is irrational.

Gore said, "We do have the solutions, and I think these extreme events that are getting steadily worse and more severe are really beginning to change minds." We need to come together as a nation and stop playing politics. It should be a nonpartisan issue.

Gore was Clinton's vice president.