Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed assist for Finland's Sanna Marin by sharing a photograph of herself dancing, after the prime minister confronted criticism over leaked footage displaying her dancing and lip-syncing at a celebration with a gaggle of associates.
Clinton's publish included a photograph of herself dancing in Cartagena, Colombia throughout a visit she took as secretary of State for the sixth Summit of the Americas.
"As [former Texas Gov.] Ann Richards mentioned, "Ginger Rogers did all the things that Fred Astaire did. She simply did it backwards and in excessive heels," the tweet learn. "Hold dancing," she urged Marin.
Her message rapidly gained greater than 180,000 likes, together with from the Finnish chief herself, who thanked Clinton for her assist.
Marin, who turned the youngest prime minister in Finnish historical past when she was elected in 2019, has confronted escalating stress after somebody shared non-public movies of her on the ground, dancing and singing towards the digital camera, with opponents questioning if she was on medicine.
"I think about these accusations to be very severe," Marin mentioned Friday. "Although I think about the demand for a drug check unjust, for my very own authorized safety and to clear up any doubts, I've taken a drug check right now, the outcomes of which is able to are available a couple of week."
The check got here again destructive.
The story has prompted combined reactions, with some opponents saying her public publicity and lack of professionalism is unbecoming for a world chief whereas others have argued that the criticism reveals a double commonplace between women and men.
In Finland and all around the globe, supporters and high-profile figures have posted dancing movies on social media to assist the prime minister after the controversy.
European Parliament Member Tilly Metz shared a video of herself dancing to loud music at what gave the impression to be a membership. "You probably have an issue that a feminine politician is dancing with associates throughout her week-end, then YOU have an issue, not this politician," she wrote on Twitter. "We must always even dance extra, independently gender or age = higher working afterwards. #RightToDisconnect #RightToDance #solidaritywithsanna."
Marin mentioned she didn't have work tasks the weekend she was on the celebration.
"We did not have any authorities conferences throughout that weekend," she mentioned on the information convention. "I had time without work and spent it with my family and friends, and did nothing unlawful."