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Justin Trudeau pranked by Russian tricksters impersonating Greta Thunberg
NY Daily News via MSN ^ | November 24, 2020 | Jami Ganz

Posted on 11/24/2020 2:39:10 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was recently duped by a pair of Russian pranksters, BBC News reports.

Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov released the audio recording of the chat in which they masqueraded as Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.

“Hello Greta!” Trudeau, 48, said at the start of the recording.

One of the tricksters said, “I understand that you have a lot of work and not so much time to talk to a young girl, but I’m very concerned about the growing international crisis.”

The fake Thunberg’s call came in the days following tensions between Iran and the U.S. that resulted in a flight being shot down. Nearly 60 Canadians were aboard the fatal voyage.

“Leave Nato, drop your weapons, pick flowers, smile at nature,” the impersonators told the politician, adding that he and his fellow world leaders “are adults, but you act like children.”

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: prank; russians; thunberg; trudeau

1 posted on 11/24/2020 2:39:10 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
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2 posted on 11/24/2020 2:42:16 PM PST by gw-ington (The Office of the President-Elect gw-ington and Vice President-Elect Loch Ness Monster)
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Media doesn’t find it as funny when Russians do this to world leaders as when Borat does this to Republicans.


3 posted on 11/24/2020 2:42:22 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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justine trueDOH, p.m. of canaDUH? Cat fished again?


4 posted on 11/24/2020 2:43:35 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Every time I hear AOC speak I think she's impersonating Greta Thunberg.
5 posted on 11/24/2020 2:43:54 PM PST by McGruff (We will not go quietly into the night. We will not surrender without a fight!)
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As a Canadian, who did NOT vote for Baby Turd-Owe, and who is stuck living in a solid Liberal riding with an entire family of solid Liberal voters, who look at me like I’m a space alien for not loving Princess Justine Dreamy Castro like they do, I say anything that makes the part-time drama teacher look like the airhead buffoon he really is, is entertaining to me. :P


6 posted on 11/24/2020 2:44:29 PM PST by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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It was probably a fake Justin Trudeau working in his office at the receiving end. Fake empathy for fake concern.


7 posted on 11/24/2020 2:45:07 PM PST by Peter ODonnell (Pray for health, economic recovery, and justice.)
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>the days following tensions between Iran and the U.S. that resulted in a flight being shot down.

The days following Iran killing their own people with American Communists marching in the streets in solidarity with a dead Iranian terrorist.


8 posted on 11/24/2020 2:45:39 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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Those same two Russians have tricked numerous people.
I suspect their act is getting as old as Borat.


9 posted on 11/24/2020 2:50:12 PM PST by lee martell
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ping


10 posted on 11/24/2020 4:03:40 PM PST by zeestephen
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This is old, that Iran shootdown thing was a long time ago.


11 posted on 11/24/2020 7:40:58 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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