Greta Thunberg fires back at Donald Trump’s climate change claims

Greta Thunberg issues stern response to Donald Trump's climate change claims at UN.Credit: BBC

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00:00You're kind of focused on campaigning for Gaza right now, but Donald Trump told the world at the

00:06United Nations this week suggesting that climate change was a con and was a hoax. What did that

00:12make you feel? I mean, do you still have hope that your campaigning for so many years will

00:17actually make a difference when you hear the American president say that? Honestly, I, this is,

00:30I'm trying to think of a response to that, but I can't find any, to be honest. I don't think it's worthy of a response.

00:36The statements that some of the world, most powerful people in the world are making are nothing less but out of a parody.

00:44And we know their intentions. We know they are not listening to the most basic science. We know they are not

00:50complying by international law or any common sense whatsoever.