Greta Thunberg perfectly trolls Trump on his last day in office by using his own words against him
Greg Evans
Never let it be said that Greta Thunberg never misses her shot especially when she is making fun of Donald Trump.
The teenage climate change activist has a long-running feud with the ongoing president mostly due to their opposing takes on the climate crisis.
In the past the Trump had mocked Thunberg on Twitter, posting things such as “She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!” back in September 2019. At the time Thunberg briefly changed her Twitter bio to “A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future.”
Unfortunately for Trump, lightning has struck twice, as Thunberg has returned to the well to mark Trump’s final departure from the White House. The president and first lady, Melania Trump left Washington DC on Wednesday morning by helicopter, as Trump has opted not to attend Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony.
The sight of Trump leaving the White House for the last ever time was celebrated by many but perhaps none were as good at Thunberg who used Trump’s own words against him again. She tweeted, “He seems like a very happy old man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!”
Too bad Trump is no longer on Twitter as he won’t get to see or respond to this. Needless to say, the rest of Twitter enjoyed the activist taking another swipe at Trump on his way out of office.
this makes me so happy right now
Greta Thunberg Mocks Ted Cruz, Welcomes U.S. Return to 'Pittsburgh Agreement'
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has mocked Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) after he criticized President Joe Biden's decision to rejoin the Paris climate agreement.
© JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a Fridays For Future protest in front of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) in Stockholm on September 25, 2020. Thunberg has mocked Senator Ted Cruz for his opposition to the Paris climate agreement.
"So happy that USA has finally rejoined the Pittsburgh Agreement. Welcome back!" Thunberg tweeted on Thursday in response to Cruz' comment, without mentioning him by name.
Cruz was one of many Republicans to take aim at Biden's executive order rejoining the international agreement aimed at tackling climate change, but his particular statement drew attention on social media.
"By rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, President Biden indicates he's more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh," Cruz tweeted on Wednesday.
"This agreement will do little to affect the climate and will harm the livelihoods of Americans."
Many other Twitter users found Cruz's phrasing odd, and suggested he believed the Paris agreement was written by the residents of the French capital or its local government, rather than being an international agreement signed by 189 countries.
Others pointed out that the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania had publicly backed the agreement in 2017 in response to former President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the accord.
By rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, President Biden indicates he’s more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh. This agreement will do little to affect the climate and will harm the livelihoods of Americans.— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) January 20, 2021
"As the Mayor of Pittsburgh, I can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement for our people, our economy & future," Mayor Bill Peduto tweeted at the time.
Peduto, a Democrat, won election to a second term as mayor in 2017 and is due to remain in office until 2022. He highlighted the city's commitment to the Paris agreement again on Wednesday.
"Pittsburgh has exceeded our Paris commitments," Peduto said. "Recognized by @usmayors as National Environmental Initiative of 2020, we've met our 2030 goal of 100% renewable energy for city operations, ten years early. If we can do it in a city that is/was fueled by coal/nuclear, you can, too."
The graphic below, provided by Statista, illustrates the countries which participate in the Paris Agreement.© Statista Statista
Thunberg, who has been a frequent target for criticism from some conservatives, also mocked Trump as he left the White House for the last time on Wednesday in a tweet that was a callback to a comment the former president made about her.
"He seems like a very happy old man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!" Thunberg tweeted, including a photo of Trump raising a first while boarding Marine One on the White House lawn.
Biden issued 15 executive orders on Wednesday and more are expected today. In addition to rejoining the Paris climate agreement, the U.S. has rejoined the World Health Organization (WHO).
Ted Cruz criticised for claiming Biden’s Paris Agreement reversal will ‘harm livelihoods of Americans’
The US senator said the agreement ‘will do little to affect the climate and will harm the livelihoods of Americans’ / REUTERS
By Leah Sinclair
Ted Cruz has been criticised for calling out Joe Biden’s decision to reverse the US’s withdrawal from the 2016 Paris Agreement to tackle climate change.
Following the inauguration on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Mr Biden issued 17 executive orders, undoing some of the policies enforced by predecessor Donald Trump, including the controversial decision to withdraw from the multilateral agreement.
The international treaty is considered the biggest global effort to curb climate change, which aims to limit global warming “well below” 2C compared to pre-industrial levels.
The agreement was signed by world leaders in Paris before Mr Trump pulled out of the deal in 2017.
Mr Cruz, who supported Mr Trump’s claims that the election was “stolen” by the Democrats, tweeted: “By rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, President Biden indicates he’s more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburg
“This agreement will do little to affect the climate and will harm the livelihoods of Americans.”
The tweet from Mr Cruz ignited criticism for indicating that the resurgence of the deal will only benefit residents of the French capital despite it being a multinational treaty.
Among those calling out the Republican’s tweet was Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who sarcastically tweeted: “So happy that the USA has finally rejoined the Pittsburgh Agreement. Welcome back!”
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., also responded to Mr Cruz’s tweet, saying: "Quick question: do you also believe the Geneva Convention was about the views of the citizens of Geneva?"
Mr Cruz’s comments come as Mr Biden continues to make a number of changes, including an increase in coronavirus measures to tackle the pandemic.
Coronavirus has claimed over 406,000 lives according to Johns Hopkins University, and it’s believed Mr Biden is set to sign 10 executive orders to combat the widespread growth of the virus.
Mr Biden's Covid-19 task force coordinator, Jeff Zients, told reporters that under Mr Trump there was no clear strategy at a federal level.
"As President Biden steps into office today, that all changes," he said.
The Trump administration was widely criticised for its approach to handling the pandemic.
"The American people deserve an urgent, robust and professional response to the growing public health and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak," an introduction to the plan said.
Their aim is to give 100 million vaccine doses by the end of April and to safely reopen schools within 100 days.
Community facilities and stadiums will also become vaccine centres and there will be a mandate to ensure those on federal government property are social distancing and wearing masks.
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