Teen Girl from India Trolls Trump for His Tweet on Global Warming
November 28, 2018 16:22(Image source from: www.otimenews.com)
The United States President Donald Trump has consistently been center of trolls this time a teenage girl from India has taken on Trump for this tweet mocking the phenomenon of global warming.
On the mercury descending to -2 degree Celsius on 21 November in Washington D.C., Trump had tweeted "Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS Whatever happened to Global Warming?"
Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS - Whatever happened to Global Warming?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2018
To the tweet, the 18-year old girl, identified as Astha Sarmah from Jorhat in Assam commented "I am 54 years younger than you. I just finished high school with average marks. But even I can tell you that WEATHER IS NOT CLIMATE. If you want help understanding that, I can lend you my encyclopedia from when I was in 2nd grade. It has pictures and everything."
I am 54 years younger than you. I just finished high school with average marks. But even I can tell you that WEATHER IS NOT CLIMATE. If you want help understanding that, I can lend you my encyclopedia from when I was in 2nd grade. It has pictures and everything.
— Astha Sarmah (@thebuttcracker7) November 22, 2018
I believe what Mr. President wished to imply is that this Arctic cold blast contradicts the theory of "global" warming. I think, just because there will be an Arctic cold blast, it doesn't mean that global warming is not a thing. I may be wrong, but I'm just voicing my opinion.
— Astha Sarmah (@thebuttcracker7) November 22, 2018
The comment received over 22,000 'likes' from across the world and Twitter users from the U.S. appreciating the teenager for her reply to the U.S. President. The teenager's tweet was likewise retweeted 5.1 k times with many lauding Astha as "hope of the future". Some people even offered her an internship to study the effects of climate change on the Arabian Sea.
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