Donald Trump Jr shares meme accusing Greta Thunberg of Nord Stream pipeline sabotage

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump Jr shared a meme accusing Greta Thunberg of being behind the Nord Stream pipeline explosions, echoing a conspiracy theory that has been picked up in conservative circles in the last week since the natural gas lines erupted. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki claimed the leaks were intentional and that they “probably mark the next step of escalation of the situation in Ukraine”, while Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described them as “deliberate acts”, noting the incident was not “an accident.” Donald Trump Jr shared a meme on Truth Social on Thursday night that accused climate activist Greta Thunberg of staging the Nord Stream leaks For its part, Russia has outrightly rebuffed any accusations of involvement in the geopolitical quagmire, which ensnares many European nations as the leaks have occurred in international waters – two near Sweden and two near Denmark. Echoing those claims was far-right activist and radio talk show host Charlie Kirk, who suggested that the rupture could’ve been staged by the US as part of an alleged “midterm election operation”. “A U.S. official said the United States had nothing to do with the attack on the Nord Stream pipeline, calling the idea ‘preposterous’,” tweeted Washington Post national security journalist John Hudson.