She took the opportunity to mock the accent of her hosts while making a reference to those in attendance.
Fernandez posted a message on Twitter, replacing the letter “r” with the letter “l,” so it sounded like she was saying lice and petloleum, instead of rice and petroleum.
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Another pointedly asks President Fernandez: “Why don’t you try Mandarin Chinese?”
Jouranlist Harvard Zihao Zhang contributed to this report.