Ardern, Marin shoots down reporter’s question on why they’re meeting: “We are prime ministers”

Global News published this video item, entitled “Ardern, Marin shoots down reporter’s question on why they’re meeting: “We are prime ministers”” – below is their description.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin shot down a journalist’s question when he asked if the purpose for the first-ever visit by the Finnish prime minister to Auckland was because they were “similar in age” and that they have a “lot of common stuff.”

“I wonder whether or not anyone ever asked Barack Obama and John Key if they met because they were of similar age?… Because two women meet it’s not simply because of their gender,” Ardern retorted.

“We are meeting because we are prime ministers,” Marin said.

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