US President Donald Trump has lashed out at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg after she was named by Time as its Person of the Year for 2019.
Ms Thunberg responded by updating her Twitter biography to say:"A teenager working on her anger management problem. Currently chilling and watching a good old-fashioned movie with a friend."The spat, which propelled the climate activist to trend on Twitter with several hashtags, came on the fourth anniversary of the Paris climate pact that Mr Trump withdrew from soon after taking office.
"She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!" was Mr Trump's sarcastic commentary. Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg delivers a speech at the plenary session during the COP25 Climate Conference.Ms Thunberg also changed her Twitter biography following that slight to describe herself as"a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future".
Mr Trump himself received the Time magazine designation in 2016 after he won the US presidential election over Hillary Clinton.
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