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Jacinda Ardern was a great leader during a terrible time...

10 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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YouTube video (uploaded April 10, 2024 by James Laughlin) about Jacinda Ardern’s leadership during a difficult period, emphasizing her strong emotional connection with the local Muslim community. The excerpt quotes a speaker describing how members of the Muslim community felt Ardern was “their prime minister,” recounting a visit to a community college where her presence and words quieted the room and conveyed solidarity and understanding.

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There isn't a member of the Muslim community locally that did not think that Jacinda Ardern was their prime minister. She was their Prime Minister, not someone else's prime Minister. She was their prime minister and she was there for them and she understood exactly how they felt. I mean, I remember going into the community college with her. She spoke. The place was still. I mean, there was a lot of noise when we walked in and they quietened for her. She spoke. There was just no question that she was there for them.