CHILDREN/CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump mocked 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter late Monday [9-23-19]. Posting a fatalistic statement the Swedish teen had made earlier Monday at the United Nations’ special meeting on climate change, Trump tweeted: “She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!’ Trump briefly attended the Climate Action Summit in New York but left after 14 minutes. The president has consistently expressed skepticism about the notion of man-made climate change, and his administration has declined to make the issue any sort of priority. Thunberg acknowledged Trump’s tweet on Tuesday [9-24-19], changing her Twitter biography to read, ‘A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future.’ Thunberg has developed an international following for her persistent efforts to get the international community to combat climate change, particularly winning support among young people.”
–David Cohen, “Trump mocks teen climate activist,” Politico, September 24, 2019 12:47 am