Michelle Obama stands up for Greta Thunberg after Donald Trump’s mocking tweet
- Former US first lady tells teen climate activist to ‘ignore the doubters’ and ‘don’t let anyone dim your light’
- Trump told Thunberg to ‘chill’ and work on anger management after she was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
“@GretaThunberg, don’t let anyone dim your light,” Michelle Obama tweeted at her on Friday morning. “Ignore the doubters and know that millions of people are cheering you on.”
Though Obama did not specify who the “doubters” were, the teenage climate activist has a very vocal one in the White House.
On Wednesday, Time named Thunberg its Person of the Year for her climate activism, which has sparked youth-led protests around the world to demand government action on climate change. She became the youngest person – and one of only a handful of solo women – to receive it.
The next day, Trump fired off a derisive tweet to his 67 million followers, calling Time’s choice “so ridiculous”.
“Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend!” Trump tweeted, before telling her to “Chill Greta, Chill!”