President Donald Trump received a transatlantic smackdown after bizarre statements he made while touring the devastation of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.

“We gotta take care of the floors, you know, the floors of the forest,” Trump claimed.

“You look at other countries where they do it differently and it’s a whole different story,” he continued. “I was with the president of Finland and he said: ‘We have a much different — we’re a forest nation.’ He called it a forest nation, and they spent a lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things. And they don’t have any problem.”

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President Sauli Niinistö of Finland denied the conversation.

“I mentioned [to] him that Finland is a land covered by forests and we also have a good monitoring system and network,” Niinistö said.

Meanwhile, Finns used social media to mock Trump’s claim.

Here are some of the funniest comments:

Here I am just #raking around as all us #finns do to prevent forest fires. pic.twitter.com/lNFUiQoqmj — Iida Korhonen (@iidaKorhonen) November 18, 2018

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Only in Finland! pic.twitter.com/2W3VqStnin — Outi Länsman | Uhca Máhte Kerttu Outi (@outilansman) November 18, 2018

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https://twitter.com/davidmacdougall/status/1064153347719073794

Stay woke people, don't believe all the news about Finland. Some claim that the forests are raked, but just look at the state of this national park. It's really difficult for people to find the mushrooms, because the state neglects the raking. #RakeNews #RakeAmericaGreatAgain pic.twitter.com/XMIXORmJ3j — Finnish Friend (@finnish_friend) November 18, 2018

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Tip: You can use side products of forest raking as a food.

This is very common in Finland. #RakeAmericaGreatAgain #RakeTheForest #plastex pic.twitter.com/woRIz69D5v — Ville Laitila (@villelai) November 18, 2018

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