The satellites (OCO and OCO-2) are already in orbit. It cost more to take them down (i.e., destroy) than just let them orbit the earth and do their job. These satellites are PUBLIC UTILITY already paid for with taxpayers money. This is equivalent of destroying bridges and other public infrastructures that are already built out of spite.
Unironically I hope the government starts destroying interstates and bridges and shit out of spite too that would be very funny
Burn down the white house out of spite
Be careful what you wish for, historically stuff like that can go south preeeetty quickly LOL (look up "Reichstagsbrand")
If they keep taking down all these climate observing systems, the planet is going to do that for free