Greta Thunberg proved once again that she’s not afraid to take on her critics on Twitter today with her tongue-in-cheek response to Andrew Tate.
Tate, an internet personality who has stirred controversy for some time, appeared to want a fight with the 19-year-old Swedish environmentalist this week.
Tate tweeted directly to Thunberg on Tuesday to say, “I have 33 cars.”
He then detailed how big his car’s engines are, before adding: “This is just the beginning.
“Please provide your email address so I can send you a complete list of the fix collection and their massive releases.”
Below, he’s added a collection of clips showing different modes of high-emission transport – from planes to boats and cars – interspersed with a very emotional speech by Thunberg calling attention to the world’s inaction on climate change.
His response was nothing short of…awful.
“Yes, please enlighten me. Send an email to [email protected]”, he wrote on Twitter.
And, based on the numbers alone, it looks like the internet is on Thunberg’s side.
His response attracted 448,000 likes in just three hours, while Tate’s original message had just 113,000 likes 24 hours after it was posted.
People were also delighted by Thunberg’s brutal response.
And among the many responses to Thunberg was another tweet from Tate. He simply said, “How dare you?!”
She didn’t seem to respond to that.
Tate was accused of misogyny through his social media content and was banned from Twitter in early 2022. Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform in October allowed him to return.
Tate is also the latest high-profile figure to be fired up by Thunberg’s applause.
When former President Donald Trump criticized her activism on Twitter — advising her to “calm down, Greta, relax” — Thunberg bided her time before responding.
Eleven months later, he has earned more than 1.6 million likes on Twitter, mocking Trump’s anger over losing the 2020 presidential election.
She tweeted: “Calm down Donald, relax!”
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