The "Swedish eco-girl" Greta Thunberg claimed on the 9th that she was "kidnapped" by Israeli troops while on her way to Gaza to deliver humanitarian supplies. U.S. President Donald Trump commented on the same day that Israel has enough problems and doesn't need to "kidnap" Greta Thunberg.
According to reports from media outlets such as The Hill and the Jerusalem Post, Trump answered reporters' questions before the "Invest in America" event held at the White House on the 9th. When a reporter asked if he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had discussed Thunberg during their earlier conversation that day and what he would like to say to her, Trump sarcastically responded that he thought Thunberg should go to an "anger management course."
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Trump said, "She's a strange person. She is young and impulsive with a bad temper. I don't know if she's really angry, which is hard to believe. But what I saw was that she is indeed different. I think she needs to attend an anger management class. That is my main advice for her."
Following this, a reporter pressed Trump about whether Thunberg was really "kidnapped" by Israel as she claimed. Trump responded, "I think Israel has enough troubles without having to 'kidnap' her."
On June 1st, the Swedish "eco-girl" Greta Thunberg and 11 other volunteers set sail from Sicily aboard the humanitarian vessel "Madeleine," attempting to break through the Israeli blockade to deliver humanitarian supplies to the Gaza region. However, the ship was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters about 100 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza.
On June 9th, the Israeli Foreign Ministry posted related videos on the social platform "X". The video showed that after the soldiers boarded the ship, they took the crew onto a small boat and planned to "escort" them to the port of Ashdod, Israel. The Israeli Foreign Ministry also stated in the tweet: "All passengers on the 'selfie yacht' are safe and sound. They were given sandwiches and water. The show is over."
It is worth noting that Thunberg has long called on world leaders to take more action to address climate change, which is completely opposite to Trump's stance. During the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit, the scene where she "glared" at Trump was captured by a journalist, becoming a famous moment.
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