Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Quixote1818

(28,930 posts)
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 08:29 PM Nov 2018

Finns ruthlessly mock Trump's claims they 'take care of the floors' of forests



President Donald Trump received a transatlantic smackdown after bizarre statements he made while touring the devastation of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.

“We gotta take care of the floors, you know, the floors of the forest,” Trump claimed.

“You look at other countries where they do it differently and it’s a whole different story,” he continued. “I was with the president of Finland and he said: ‘We have a much different — we’re a forest nation.’ He called it a forest nation, and they spent a lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things. And they don’t have any problem.”

President Sauli Niinistö of Finland denied the conversation.

“I mentioned [to] him that Finland is a land covered by forests and we also have a good monitoring system and network,” Niinistö said.

Meanwhile, Finns used social media to mock Trump’s claim.

Here are some of the funniest comments:https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/finns-ruthlessly-mock-trumps-claims-take-care-floors-forests/?utm_source=push_notifications
7 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Finns ruthlessly mock Trump's claims they 'take care of the floors' of forests (Original Post) Quixote1818 Nov 2018 OP
ROFL JHan Nov 2018 #1
drumpf is completely out of touch with reality. democratisphere Nov 2018 #2
Now that's funny. Vinca Nov 2018 #3
Thank you hilarious Finnish lady who just made me literally LOL. Maru Kitteh Nov 2018 #4
Glad to see them ... jb5150 Nov 2018 #5
K&R smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #6
They have rotas: Denzil_DC Nov 2018 #7
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Finns ruthlessly mock Tru...