Donald Trump mocks climate activist Greta Thunberg, asks her to ‘chill’ and go to movies
- The US president slammed Time magazine’s naming of the Swedish teen as 2019 Person of the Year as ‘ridiculous’
- She first hit the headlines for her solo strike against global warming outside Sweden’s parliament last year
The Swedish teenager has become a symbol of a growing movement of young climate activists after leading weekly school strikes in Sweden that inspired similar actions in about 100 cities worldwide. She has drawn large crowds with her fiery appearances at protests and conferences over the past year and a half.
In a Thursday morning tweet, Trump said, “Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend!”
He added: “Chill Greta, Chill!”
Thunberg responded by updating her Twitter biography to include: “A teenager working on her anger management problem. Currently chilling and watching a good old-fashioned movie with a friend.”
It was not the first time Trump had tweeted about Thunberg. In September, following her emotional address at the United Nations, Trump appeared to mock her by tweeting that she “seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!”