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riversedge

(70,191 posts)
Fri Nov 17, 2017, 10:52 AM Nov 2017

New Zealand prime minister mocks Trump: No one marched over my election win

Source: the hill



By Jacqueline Thomsen - 11/17/17 08:27 AM EST


.............................Prime minister Jacinda Ardern told Sky News that she and Trump had briefly met during a dinner in Vietnam last week, and that Trump had commented on her recent win.

“He made a side comment that I had upset a lot of people,” she said. “I think it was in jest over the fact that it was perhaps a surprise win, I can't be sure.”

Ardern said that she replied by noting that many were upset by Trump’s own election win.

“I pointed out that no one had marched over my election to office,” she said..................................

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/360849-new-zealand-prime-minister-mocks-trump-no-one-marched-over-my







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New Zealand prime minister mocks Trump: No one marched over my election win (Original Post) riversedge Nov 2017 OP
Didn't Trump claim the protesters were actually supporting him? left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #1
Why would they be upset ? She won the popular vote. eppur_se_muova Nov 2017 #2
new zealand johnnylol Nov 2017 #3
Oh well, there goes a nice dig at 45. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2017 #4
 

johnnylol

(31 posts)
3. new zealand
Fri Nov 17, 2017, 01:17 PM
Nov 2017

she actually lost the popular vote and the election but due to coalition building she was awarded the job as prime minister

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