MAGA world set its sights on Swedish activist Greta Thunberg for claiming she was "kidnapped" in international waters on her way to protest the Israeli treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, and flown back to her home country.
David Harsanyi with the conservative Washington Examiner posted to X, "For years, youth shielded Thunberg from criticism. She is now a young woman, and so we can freely point out that she’s an extraordinary imbecile." The post linked to Harsanyi's article titled, "Greta Thunberg is the embodiment of progressive vapidity."
In response to a post by Collin Rugg with Trending Politics that said, "The Israeli government is describing Thunberg’s ship as the 'Selfie Yacht.' The activist reportedly left Tel Aviv on a flight headed for Sweden," MAGA commentator @GuntherEagleman wrote, "HA! Good riddance!"
"America First' lawyer @DC_Draino tied in Thunberg's actions with the anti-ICE protests going on in Los Angeles when posting to his two million followers, "How long until Greta Thunberg takes a sailboat to LA with crucial supplies like bricks, fireworks, and face masks?"
MAGA podcaster Tim Poole called Thunberg an offensive slur in his post, saying, "greta thunberg is r-------," while Australian journalist @OzraeliAvi wrote, "Good thing Greta Thunberg solved climate change—because the diesel yacht, the helicopters, navy ships, army patrols, and Israeli Air Force response she triggered (not to mention her flight home) just to achieve nothing would’ve been one hell of a carbon footprint otherwise."
"Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of 'kidnapping' her saying the IDF were 'keeping us in the bottom of the boat and not letting us out,'" wrote "anti-woke" content creator @OliLondonTV. "Meanwhile, this is Greta Thunberg getting off the boat and smiling as an IDF soldier offered her a Sandwich."
In an earlier post, the content creator wrote, "Meanwhile, 55 people who were actually kidnapped have been held hostage in Gaza for 612 days."