Swedish deputy PM signs new climate law, trolls Trump at the same time

Swedish Deputy Prime Minister and Green Party spokesperson Isabella Lövin recently signed a new zero emissions climate law, and also used the opportunity to troll Donald Trump…

The Swedish deputy PM with a little dig at Donald as she passes a new climate law pic.twitter.com/TgKkUIYqLW

— Dominic Hinde (@DominicMHinde) February 3, 2017

Some pointed out that she missed a trick…

@DominicMHinde She should have held it up when she’d signed it like that toddler-who’s-proud-of-his-finger-painting thing Trump does.

— Austin Buckeridge (@austinbucker) February 3, 2017

And this being Sweden, important questions were asked.

@IsabellaLovin is that an IKEA folder?

— Högerspalten (@hogerspalten) February 3, 2017

So was it on purpose? When asked by The Local about the striking resemblance with the other image, Lövin said:

“We are a feminist government, which shows in this photo. Ultimately it is up to the observer to interpret the photo.”