Nordic Prime Ministers Troll Trumps Viral Orb
Dear Diary,
I don’t think I’ve ever had a more brilliant idea. Today, at a conference of Nordic leaders I spearheaded a photo op mimicking the recent viral orb photograph featuring Trump, Sisi, and King Salman. At first, I sensed some hesitation to my proposal, but when Juha got on board, I knew the others would follow. The Finnish always seem to get their way.
I should not be that surprised at the lack of self-awareness displayed by Trump’s PR team who decided it was an OK idea to pose for a photo with a glowing orb next to two world leaders with questionable human rights records. Whoever it was, perhaps I will write them a thank you note because there is nothing like some provocative humor to get the diplomatic juices flowing! Cooperation amongst Nordic states is the best it has been in years.
Scandinavia has so far been left out of the tweet firestorm that is the American government today, and I am secretly hoping to get in on the action. But this isn’t about me. The Sustainable Development Goals featured on our orb deserve as much good press as they can get, because honestly, at this rate, we are as likely to meet our goals as Denmark is to acquiring a nuclear weapon. If I could promote the Sustainable Development Goals every day I would, so today was really a win-win all around!
Yours truly,
Erna Solberg
Prime Minister of Norway