US President Donald Trump might be unhappy teen climate warrior Greta Thunberg has been named Time Person of the Year – but it’s ok, she’s just “chilling” and
Mr Trump launched the extraordinary broadside at the Swedish 16-year-old via Twitter on Thursday, in response to the Time Magazine honour.
“So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!" the 73-year-old US leader tweeted.
Following the attack, Ms Thunberg changed her Twitter bio to: “A teenager working on her anger management problem. Currently chilling and watching a good old fashioned movie with a friend.”
The social media exchange has prompted an outpouring of support for the climate activist, who most recently declared big business and world leaders were lying about climate change at the COP25 conference in Spain.
The climate activist changed her Twitter bio in response to Mr Trump's tweet. Source: Twitter
“Greta is 20,000 times the person trump could ever be. When she's asleep,” one Twitter user said.
“What a petty bastard. But everyone expected it when a 16-year-old woman won the honour, and not Donald...” another tweeted.
Many were quick to point out the Swede’s mockery of Mr Trump’s comments via her bio change and point out she’s previously taken Mr Trump to task over his comments.
In September, after Ms Thunberg implored UN leaders to do more to tackle climate change, the US president mocked her by tweeting “She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!”
Within a day the teen had changed her Twitter bio to “A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future”.
Mr Trump is not the only right-wing world leader that has taken aim at Ms Thunberg.
after she criticised mounting violence against indigenous people in which two Amazon tribesmen were shot dead three days ago.
In response, Ms Thunberg’s bio was changed to “pirralha.” – which translates to “little brat” or “pest” in Portuguese.
