WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump had a cool reaction when a child climate activist was named TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year, calling her a “marketing gimmick” and chiding her to “chill”.
Outspoken Swedish kid Greta Thunberg, just 16-years-old, captivated the planet in 2019 with her passionate speech and laser-like glare in her many appearances round the world (including Iowa) as she begged leaders of nations to work together to address so-called “climate change” that she says could be stopped or reversed if man-made activities changed.
U.S. President Donald Trump has been a skeptic of man-made climate change and been at odds with Thunberg, who once glared menacingly at him as he walked near her. When he learned she was the “Person of the Year”, Trump called her a “marketing gimmick … So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!”
Also on Wednesday, the official Trump War Room obtained and posted their own front page of Time Magazine with an Trump’s head on Thunberg.
Thunberg updated her Twitter status after Trump’s advice, saying she is “Currently chilling and watching a good old fashioned movie with a friend.”
.@GretaThunberg is TIME's 2019 Person of the Year #TIMEPOY https://t.co/YZ7U6Up76v pic.twitter.com/SWALBfeGl6
— TIME (@TIME) December 11, 2019
When it comes to keeping his promises, there's only one Person Of The Year:
✅Booming Economy
✅Record Job Creation
✅Historic Tax Cuts
✅#AmericaFirst Trade Deals
✅ISIS Destroyed
✅Building the Wall#TIMEPOY #PromisesMadePromisesKept pic.twitter.com/pe1CNB7KKz— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) December 11, 2019
So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! https://t.co/M8ZtS8okzE
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2019
