Jacinda Ardern, who has led New Zealand since 2017, hosted Sanna Marin, Finland’s leader since 2019, in Auckland on Wednesday. In a joint statement, the Prime MinistersUkrainian sovereignty, the climate crisis and their concerns for women and girls in Iran. So they were taken aback when a reporter at a joint press conference suggested they were meeting because they were both young women.
“We, of course, have a higher proportion of men in politics, it’s reality,” Ardern said. “Because two women meet, it’s not simply because of their gender.” The reporter from New Zealand talk-radio station Newstalk ZB asked the two leaders, “A lot of people will be wondering, are you two meeting just because you’re similar in age and have got a lot of common stuff there — when you got into politics and stuff — or can Kiwis actually expect to see more deals between our two countries down the line?” A representative for Newstalk ZB didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
In a video clip that has since been viewed over 1.5 million times on Twitter, Ardern replied first. “My first question is, ‘I wonder whether or not anyone ever asked Barack Obama and John Key if they met because they were of similar age,’” she said. Key, the former prime minister of New Zealand, met with former US president Obama several times when the two were in office. They have been seen
Viva women.✊🏻
They like Amber Heard have been subjected to a social media smear campaign on steriods
good on 'em. well-played.
All I see is two people who love people sitting at home on government benefits while hard working people work day in and day out to fund it.