Suella Braverman’s Bizarre Claim About a Wall Between Italy and Turkey Sparks Online Frenzy
Former Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman left listeners scratching their heads after an unexpected claim during a phone-in on LBC on Thursday. Discussing border control efforts, Braverman stated, “Italy have reinforced their borders. They built a wall, I went to see that wall, they built a wall on the land border between Italy and Turkey.”
The comment puzzled many, as Italy and Turkey are separated by hundreds of miles and do not share a land border. Social media erupted with reactions, mocking the bizarre statement and demanding clarification, reported by Huffington post.
“What is she smoking?” asked one user, sharing the video clip of Braverman’s remarks. Another quipped, “Suella Braverman says Italy has a land border with Turkey and that she has seen it. What a loss to politics.”
The baffling statement sparked waves of sarcasm and humor online. One user tweeted, “Can you please draw a line with a crayon on this map where you saw the wall between Italy and Turkey?”
The apparent geographical error quickly became a trending topic, with memes and critical comments flooding social media. Journalist Adam Bienkov shared the clip, captioning it: “Suella Braverman tells LBC that Italy have ‘built a wall’ on the ‘land border between Italy and Turkey’ and insists that ‘I went to see it.’”
Critics called the claim a glaring blunder, pointing out that no wall exists between Italy and Turkey because the two nations are separated by the Adriatic Sea, Greece, and other countries.
Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, highlighted the absurdity, tweeting: “Suella Braverman claims to have been to the Italy/Turkey land border and seen a wall there! A remarkable claim since the countries are not neighbors!”
The incident comes as Braverman continues to speak out on immigration policies. While she emphasized other countries’ efforts to strengthen border security, the Italy-Turkey wall claim overshadowed her points.
Calls for clarification remain unanswered, and the incident has further fueled criticism of Braverman’s tenure as Home Secretary. The slip-up, already circulating widely, has left many questioning her grasp of basic geography and its implications for her political credibility.
The online ridicule shows no sign of stopping, with users continuing to share memes and incredulous reactions. For now, the mystery of the Italy-Turkey “land border wall” remains unsolved.