Reporters fawned Tuesday over 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg's response to a sarcastic tweet from President Donald Trump.
"She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future," Trump tweeted after Thunberg warned the U.N. of a coming "mass extinction."
She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see! https://t.co/1tQG6QcVKO
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 24, 2019
In response, Thunberg changed her Twitter bio Tuesday to read, "A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future." The move delighted reporters, who declared the young woman had gotten the best of the president.
"Well played," CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang said in a tweet that was later retweeted by CNN's Jim Acosta.
Well played, @GretaThunberg https://t.co/bcN1VJJ0BF pic.twitter.com/Pf0nioMUzp
— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) September 24, 2019
CBC host Tom Harrington declared the new bio provided "#Tuesday Motivation."
After last night’s tweet from Trump, Greta Thunberg has update her Twitter bio. #TuesdayMotivation pic.twitter.com/aa7I4jdZfO
— Tom Harrington (@cbctom) September 24, 2019
New York Times reporter Astead W. Herndon, Yahoo News reporter Dylan Stableford, and MSNBC producer Michael Del Moro also weighed in. A week earlier, Herndon dubbed the activist "Greta 'drag them sis' Thunberg."
getting in social media fights with the youths is a dangerous game. the whole internet is their home court advantage https://t.co/R0qVDJXhqO
— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) September 24, 2019
Greta Thunberg hits back at Trump with subtle change to Twitter bio: https://t.co/yPK7oOrucT pic.twitter.com/SEn7TFtit1
— Dylan Stableford (@stableford) September 24, 2019
oop pic.twitter.com/opgq9BnAx5
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) September 24, 2019
Liberal outlets such as Vanity Fair and the Guardian likewise crowed "Greta Thunberg Is Officially Better At Twitter Than Trump" and "Greta Thunberg turns tables on Trump and quotes his mockery in new Twitter bio."
CNN's Chris Cillizza weighed in on air, saying he gives Thunberg "a ton of credit because she did something which I would never do. She had a sense of humor about this."
"She changed her Twitter bio to 'A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future.' Which honestly is an A-plus troll of the president," Cillizza said.