A member of New Zealand’s Parliament beautifully dropped “OK, Boomer” during a speech on the climate crisis.
Chlöe Swarbrick, a 25-year-old MP, delivered a speech on the Zero Carbon Bill, a proposal that would set the target for New Zealand completely eliminate the nation’s carbon emissions by 2050.
“In the year 2050, I will be 56 years old,” she said in her speech. “Right now, the average age of this 52nd Parliament is 49 years old.”
That call out garnered some disgruntled reactions from (presumably older) members of Parliament. Without missing a beat, she flawlessly shut down a National MP heckling her with, “OK, Boomer” before continuing with her speech. Read more…
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