Jacinda Ardern and Sanna Marin shut down a reporter's sexist question about their ages

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Jacinda Ardern and Sanna Marin shut down a reporter's sexist question about their agesNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern fired back at a reporter's suggestion she met with Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin "just because" of their similarities, such as age and gender."A lot of people will be wondering, are you two meeting just because you're similar in age and, you know, got a lot of common stuff there," a reporter from a New Zealand outlet asked Ardern."Or can Kiwi's actually expect to see more deals down the line between the two countries—""My first question is I wonder whether or not anyone ever asked [former U.S. President] Barack Obama and [former New Zealand Prime Minister] John Key and if they met because they were of similar age," Ardern interjected with a smile, referencing the five-day age difference between the two leaders.— SBS News (@SBSNews) November 30, 2022Read more: https://t.co/eTtJEqJoFZ pic.twitter.com/UBEZs1kzvFWhen it was her turn to speak, Marin added simply, "We are meeting because we're prime ministers," before turning to Finland's desire to undo its economic dependence on authoritarian regimes."He was one sentence away from asking the prime ministers if they met to talk about boys and if their periods have synced up yet," one journalist tweeted."

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