Published 21:34 IST, September 24th 2019
16-year-old Greta Thunberg wears Donald Trump's mockery as a badge
The poster girl for the climate crisis, Greta Thunberg got back at Donald Trump, by changing her bio after he sarcastically commented on her passionate speech.
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The poster girl for the climate crisis, Greta Thunberg got back at Donald Trump after the US President sarcastically commented on the teenage climate activists passionate speech at the UN General Assembly.
After Trump wrote, "She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!" The 16-year-old Greta Thunberg changed her Twitter bio to the same line.
She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see! https://t.co/1tQG6QcVKO
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 24, 2019
Trump's mockery came in response to the teenage activist's fervent speech, wherein she blamed the world leaders for their inaction and betrayal over climate change.
Greta Thunberg's death stare
The climate activist glared at the US President as he arrived at the United Nations headquarters. Donald Trump on Tuesday made a brief appearance at the United Nations 2019 Climate Action Summit.
Thunberg after seeing Trump arrive at the UN headquarters gave him, what netizens called, a 'death stare', watching him from behind as he walked taking questions from the media.
Teenage activist's UN speech
Addressing a room full of world leaders, the teenager asked, "How dare you?" saying that we (the future generation) will 'never forgive' them if they fail the generation on climate change.
She said, "How dare you think that this can be sold as business as usual and some technical solutions. With today's emissions levels, that remaining CO2 budget will be entirely gone in less than eight and a half years. There will be no solutions or plans presented in lines with these figures here today. Because these numbers are too uncomfortable and you are still not mature enough to tell it like it is, " said Greta Thunberg.
"You are failing us. But the young people are starting to understand your betrayal, the eyes of all the future generations are upon you and if you choose to fail us, I say we will never forgive you, we will not let you get away with this, right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up and change is coming. Whether you like it or not," she added.
21:06 IST, September 24th 2019