Greta Thunberg leads 500,000 strong climate march in Montreal: ‘We’ve become too loud for people to handle’

Greta Thunberg has marched alongside an estimated 500,000 people at a global climate strike
demonstration in Montreal, telling protesters she did not understand why adults mock children for campaigning against global warming.

Donald Trump had taken aim at the teenager earlier this week, tweeting sarcastically: “She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!” Mr Trump's favourite TV network, Fox News, was forced to apologise to the teenager after one of its guests suggested she was mentally unwell. And on Friday Bernard Arnault, the richest man in Europe, claimed the 16-year-old's efforts were "demoralising" for young people....
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/greta-thunberg-climate-march-montreal-canada-justin-trudeau-a9123991.html

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