All of Finland is trolling Donald Trump after he said they ‘rake’ their forests to prevent fires
As the death toll from the terrible California wildfires continues to mount, Donald Trump’s been learning a lot about how to prevent it happening again from his Finnish counterpart.
In particular, this.
Trump: "You gotta take care of the floors. You know the floors of the forest, very important… I was with the President of Finland… he called it a forest nation and they spent a lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things and they don't have any problem." pic.twitter.com/cC8syQobdC
— Contemptor (@TheContemptor) November 17, 2018
‘You’ve gotta take care of the floors, the floors of the forest, very important. You look at other countries wehre they do it differently and it’s a whole different story.
‘I was with the president of Finland and he said we have a much different, he said we are a forest nation, and they spend a lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things and they don’t have any problem, it’s a very small problem.
‘I know everybody’s looking at that, to that end, and it’s going to work out well.’
There was no shortage of people mocking him online. People like this, for example.
Be fair to President Trump when he gets something right !
There ARE fewer forest fires in Finland than in California
It's basically to do with the temperatures
But top class Finnish raking helps to cool the wood down
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) November 18, 2018
And this.
I'm relieved that President Trump has the answer for stopping wildfires in the age of climate change. Who knew it was as simple as a "forest rake?" I searched for them on Amazon but couldn't find any. Perhaps a new product for Trump, Inc.?
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) November 18, 2018
But the best responses came from the people of Finland themselves.
Just an ordinary day in the Finnish forest ~ Ihan normipäivä suomalaisessa metsässä #Trump #forest #firesafety #raking #forestry #Finland #Finnish #CaliforniaFire #RakingAmericaGreatAgain #rakingtheforest #Suomi #haravointi #metsäpalot #rakingleaves pic.twitter.com/YOKA3D6C2K
— Pyry Luminen (@pyryluminen) November 18, 2018
Hi from Finland. We never rake forests, never. Parks yes, but forest, no. Has Trump inhaled too much smoke, and what smoke. Btw we have here the cleanest air, by far. https://t.co/Bo5Y5dwz7x
— Hannu Uusitalo (@unnaH) November 17, 2018
As a Finn, I would answer something witty here, but I still have some 228000 square kilometres of forest to rake, so I’m rather busy. Sorry about that.
— Teemu Pasila (@teemupasila) November 18, 2018
We don't rake our forests here in #Finland. https://t.co/DTBhWkNZIa
— Aki Heikkinen (@akihheikkinen) November 17, 2018
Finland has ~73% forest coverage = 222,180 square kilometers of forests (world bank study). Our forests are densest in the world, averaging 72,000 trees in sq km. That's 22 billion trees or 4,500 for every Finn (yale university study).
Please send help. Must bring own rakes.
— Aki Heikkinen (@akihheikkinen) November 17, 2018
Honey, don’t forget to polish the lakes too, it’s your turn.
— margotdor (@margotdor) November 19, 2018
Yep, as a Finn I just ended my daily raking in the nearby forest. It is a hard job – especially when the leaves are under the snow.
— Pasi Pennanen (@PasiPennanen) November 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/MarkkanenLauri/status/1064307387593617408
Hear the Finns also drink a glass of river water every day. Guess what – no flooding!
— Rick Glanvill (@RickGlanvill) November 18, 2018
No, we just made our rivers run in loops to make lakes.
— Atte Pekkola (@AMPekkola) November 18, 2018
Let’s not forget the dedicated forest vacuumers pic.twitter.com/NsJimtFS5s
— The Flying Piranha (@Coqui6190) November 19, 2018
Do they ever Finnish raking?
— Logan E. Smith (@lsmith1964) November 18, 2018
Finland is called The Land of a Thousand Lakes for a reason; there are no vast dry forest areas in the country
— Thomas Sundberg (@tjatterthomas) November 18, 2018
As a Swede I feel inferior to Finns because of this. While I don’t even have the motivation to rake my back yard, these guys rakes millions of acres of forests ☹
— Mats Ullberg (@Mats_Ullberg) November 18, 2018
Not trying to give you Americans any fancy ideas on symbols or anything but…. #Rake him out! pic.twitter.com/zKthJ3aD3w
— Aki Heikkinen (@akihheikkinen) November 18, 2018
As for the Finnish president himself, this is what he had to say about his conversation with Donald Trump.
Finnish President “I never mentioned raking.”#CampFire https://t.co/j9w2a6bXek
— Jillian Hurley (@BeautyBind) November 18, 2018
To conclude …
Trump’s Prevention Tips:
How to Prevent…
Forest Fires: Rake leaves
Shootings: More guns
Immigrants: Wall
Election Loss: Russia
Climate Change: More Coal
Voter Suppression: Less Machines
Poverty: Tax Breaks for Top 1%
Successful Marriage: Porn Stars#rakeamericagreatagain— Jared Bell (@JaredBellPGA) November 18, 2018
Oh, and this.
Sideshow Trump, Rake America Great Again #Trump #RakeAmericaGreatAgain #RAGA #RakeTheForest #TheSimpsons pic.twitter.com/Iutb5PgA7t
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) November 18, 2018
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