Controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders follows ONE account on Twitter (and it’s hilarious)

Save one infamous American exception, most politicians take a very business-like approach to their social media accounts. Populist right-wing leader Geert Wilders is no exception. Or… is he? 🤔

In a now-viral TikTok video, user Dewi Plantinga pointed out that Wilders — known for his harsh stance on immigration and well-documented hatred for Islam — only follows one account on Twitter (now known as X).

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The account in question? Wilderspoezen: an account the politician set up for his cats.

It’s pawsitively bizarre

Featuring cutesy mock-ups of his cats Noortje, Snoetje, and Pluisje, the account is wildly at odds with his politics. (Or should we say “Wildersly at odds”? 😉)

Hilarious cat mock-ups or no hilarious cat mock-ups, Wilders’ divisive politics certainly do not endear him to a percentage of the Dutch population.

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