The President's Mascot

Question:

What is our president's mascot? Answer below.

News flash 1:

Antarctic ice shows current levels of carbon dioxide are 30% higher than at any time in the past 650,000 years. -- BBC


News flash 2:

U.S. to battle allies over global warming -- Reuters


Musical selection 1:

A president hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
-- Paul Simon


Musical selection 2:

How many times can a man turn his head,
And pretend he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is rising in the sea,
The answer is rising in the sea.
-- Bob Dylan


News flash 3

Tropical storm Epsilon has just formed.


Answer:

The ostrich.