Climate activist Greta Thunberg has hit back at US President Donald Trump after he claimed she has “anger issues,” suggesting he may be the one struggling with them instead
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has hit back at US President Donald Trump after he claimed she has “anger issues,” suggesting he may be the one struggling with them instead
“I hear Donald Trump has once again expressed his flattering opinions on my character, and I appreciate his concern for my mental health,” the 22-year-old Swedish activist wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday morning.
“I would kindly receive any recommendations you might have to deal with these so-called ‘anger management problems,’ since — judging by your impressive track record — you seem to be suffering from them too,” she added.
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President Trump called Thunberg “angry” and a “troublemaker” following her detention and subsequent deportation by Israeli authorities, reigniting a long-running feud between the two public figures that dates back to her early days in the global climate movement.
Thunberg had been part of a 42-boat flotilla —known as the Global Sumud Flotilla —attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza before being intercepted by Israeli forces.
“She’s just a troublemaker. .. She’s no longer into the environment now. She has an anger management problem. I think she should see a doctor,” Trump had told report