As almost half of Australia’s third-largest island burned, its Mayor used social media to criticise former US president Barack Obama for connecting what he called “the very real and very urgent consequences of climate change” with Australia’s bushfires.
Kangaroo Island Mayor Michael Pengilly responded to a tweet by Barack Obama by saying climate change was not connected with the bushfire that has burnt almost half of the 4,400-square-kilometre island.
“So, so foolish in your pronouncement. My respect for you has totally evaporated. Pathetic,” Mr Pengilly said of the former president on Twitter.
Mr Obama had tweeted a New York magazine article criticising the lack of international media coverage of the blazes.
Twitter users called Mr Pengilly “puerile” and a “climate change denier”.
“Should be thrown on the political rubbish heap,” one user said.
“You are a fool to ignore science,” another person wrote.
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So,so foolish in your pronouncement. My respect for you has totally evaporated . Pathetic https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1215377738858663937 …Barack Obama
@BarackObamaThe catastrophic fires in Australia are the latest example of the very real and very urgent consequences of climate change. It’s on us to stay focused and protect the one planet we’ve got for the next generation: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/new-south-wales-fires-in-australia-the-worlds-response.html …3991:56 AM – Jan 10, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy885 people are talking about this
Others, though, supported him. Mark Bell said Mr Pengilly had “led from the front” in responding to the Kangaroo Island bushfires.
He said it was “very, very unlikely” Mr Pengilly would have trouble being re-elected.
“He is a man of the land, a CFS [fire] volunteer and has been doing an amazing job of leading the community,” Mr Bell tweeted.
Mr Pengilly told ABC News that Mr Obama’s tweet “wasn’t helpful”.
“I don’t think he should have entered into it,” he said.
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