Over the weekend, President Donald Trump got a firsthand view of the horrific devastation caused by the wildfires raging in California. He also managed to make a complete fool of himself with comments he made while in the Golden State, referring to the town of Paradise as “Pleasure,” and claiming that in Finland they have almost no forest fires because Finns rake the ground in their forests:
“You look at other countries where they do it differently and it’s a whole different story. 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.”
The President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, said he’d never had any such conversation with Trump:
“I mentioned [to] him that Finland is a land covered by forests and we also have a good monitoring system and network”
Meanwhile, the people of Finland wasted no time reminding Trump that he’s a complete fool and expertly trolling him on Twitter. Take a look:
Here I am just #raking around as all us #finns do to prevent forest fires. pic.twitter.com/lNFUiQoqmj
— Iida Korhonen (@iidaKorhonen) November 18, 2018
Just been out in the forest raking. It’s my civic duty. We’re all at it. So industrious. #Finland #RakeAmericaGreatAgain ??? pic.twitter.com/Z14T3THsBu
— David Mac Dougall (@davidmacdougall) November 18, 2018
Stay woke people, don’t believe all the news about Finland. Some claim that the forests are raked, but just look at the state of this national park. It’s really difficult for people to find the mushrooms, because the state neglects the raking. #RakeNews #RakeAmericaGreatAgain pic.twitter.com/XMIXORmJ3j
— Finnish Friend (@finnish_friend) November 18, 2018
In Finland even small kids rake forests.#raking #finland #forestrake #rakefinlandgreatagain pic.twitter.com/1eG7sJdLqM
— Anders Furu (@ATFuru) November 18, 2018
Just this afternoon I was busy meeting my raking quota. #RakeNews #Finland #Haravointi pic.twitter.com/HLaHU0bimO
— Tarja van Veldhoven (@tarjuccia) November 19, 2018
Just an ordinary day in the Finnish forest ~ Ihan normipäivä suomalaisessa metsässä #Trump #forest #firesafety #raking #forestry #Finland #Finnish #CaliforniaFire #RakingAmericaGreatAgain #rakingtheforest #Suomi #haravointi #metsäpalot #rakingleaves pic.twitter.com/YOKA3D6C2K
— Pyry Luminen (@pyryluminen) November 18, 2018
To our Finnish friends and allies: We deeply apologize for the moronic remarks of our so-called president. We’ll do better next time. Maybe when he’s gone, we can all gather for a giant rake out and celebrate being united in raking. Until then, rake on!
Featured Image Via Twitter
