'Little Miss Flint is all of us': Internet reacts to little girl meeting Trump
It’s been a big year for nine-year-old Amariyanna Copeny, who just so happens to hold the title of Little Miss Flint. The ambitious youngster made headlines in May of this year after penning a letter prompting President Obama to personally visit her hometown of Flint, Michigan.
The miniature activist wrote to the president about Flint’s ongoing drinking water crisis and had requested a meeting with either him or the First Lady, reports USA Today.
The moment the two met face-to-face was a heartwarming scene, with Amariyanna immediately running into the open arms of the president with a beaming smile on her face.
A more recent photo-op between Little Miss Flint and Donald Trump during a campaign stop in her hometown is also attracting attention, but for reasons less than ideal for the Republican nominee.
The viral photo shows Amariyanna posing with a smiling Trump in what some online are saying is a less than enthusiastic manner compared to her visit with the commander-in-chief in May.
we are all little miss flint https://t.co/qi5HmMNGwF
— JamesMichael Nichols (@jamesmichael)
Little Miss Flint meeting Trump is all the confirmation we need he’s a terrible person. #ImWithHer pic.twitter.com/wLwz8bxI7M
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer)
Same, Little Miss Flint. Same. pic.twitter.com/4eyrHk0o7m
— The Movement (@TheMovement)
The look on Little Miss Flint’s face perfectly encapsulating the American electorate, 2016. pic.twitter.com/YbyqdwQ6V9
— Colin Dickey (@colindickey)
Little Miss Flint is all of us in 2016. pic.twitter.com/grsNmSTBnd
— Abraham White (@abwhite7)
Trump was in Flint Wednesday where he made headlines after being interrupted by a pastor during a speech at a local church, who asked him to refrain from attacking his political opponent Hillary Clinton.
Amariyanna’s mother, LuLu Brezzell, when speaking to MLive said she and her daughter attended the event because they were curious to hear what Trump had to say about Flint’s recovery process from its water crisis.
“I don’t expect him to come in here and say I’m going to wave a magic wand and fix it,” she said. “It doesn’t work like that, but I do want to hear what he can offer the city if he becomes elected.”