Patsy Widakuswara, chief reporter for the US broadcaster “Voice of America” in the White House, tweeted in the afternoon (local time): “During Biden’s speech, the Austrian Chancellor seemed not entertained, checking his phone, then he started examining his UNGA badge and cracking his fingers following that. # UNGA76 “. Translated, this means something like: “During Biden’s speech, the Austrian Chancellor didn’t seem to be entertained, he checked his mobile phone, then began to check his UNGA ID and cracked his fingers. # UNGA76”.
“Is that Candy Crush, Mr. Chancellor?”
In the local parliament, Kurz had caused irritation several times by using cell phones during speeches. In February, the SPÖ MP Josef Muchitsch shouted at him from the lectern because he was typing on his smartphone on the government bench. “Mr. Chancellor, please put your cell phone away? We’re talking about people who are unemployed. We’re talking about the economy who don’t know where the light is at the end of the tunnel – and you play around with your cell phone,” he said Trade unionists, according to the newspaper “Heute”.
The former SP Transport Minister Jörg Leichtfried reprimanded Kurz at a National Council meeting in 2018. “Is that Candy Crush, Mr. Chancellor?” Asked the Minister at the lectern. The video went viral:
