'That's The Thing We...': Greta Thunberg Hits Back At Trump After He Calls Her 'Strange'
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Thunberg, who was deported by Israel while en route to Gaza, responded to Trump's mockery by stating the world needs more "young angry women."
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who was deported by Israel while on her way to war-torn Gaza, hit back at US President Donald Trump after he mocked her in response to her aid mission.
Mocking Thunberg, Trump called her a 'strange" and 'young, angry person" with 'anger issues" after she accused Israeli forces of 'kidnapping" her during her attempt to deliver aid to Gaza.
The Republican leader further advised that Thunberg attend anger management classes, stating, 'Anger management – I think she has to go to an anger management class. That's my primary recommendation for her… Israel has enough problems without kidnapping Greta Thunberg."
Unbothered by Trump's remarks, the climate activist, upon arriving in Paris after being deported by Israeli forces, responded, 'I think the world needs many more young angry women, to be honest," adding, 'Especially with everything going on right now. That's the thing we need the most of."
Thunberg was part of the Freedom Flotilla, a pro-Palestine coalition that organized a mission to deliver aid to Gaza, which is grappling with a hunger crisis amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The mission's ship, 'Madleen," was intercepted by Israeli forces earlier on Monday. Thunberg accused Israel of violating international law by detaining her and other activists in international waters, describing the incident as a 'kidnapping."
This is not the first time when Thunberg and Trump have clashed. Previously In 2019, Trump mocked the activist after she accused world leaders of failing her generation, calling her a 'very happy young girl." He also suggested that she 'work on her Anger Management problem" after she was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year.
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