“As Ann Richards said, ‘Ginger Rogers did what Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.’ Here I am in Carthage while I was there for a meeting as foreign minister. Keep dancing, @marinsanna,” Mrs Clinton tweeted, underscoring the criticism Mrs Marin has faced, widely seen as misogynistic. The photo shows the former US presidential candidate and Democratic leader dancing at a soiree in a Colombian nightclub with her hands in the air at an event a decade ago. The photo had made headlines at the time, as Mrs. Clinton was seen drinking beer and dancing the rumba to a set of Cuban tunes. Mrs. Marin responded to Mrs. Clinton’s supportive tweet by thanking her with a heart emoji. It comes more than a week after Finland’s Prime Minister Marin was forced to clarify at a public press conference that she had taken a drug test “for her own legal protection” in response to a leaked video showing her dancing and lip-syncing to a private gathering. . Photos from the event sparked outrage against Ms Marin, with many questioning why a public leader, especially a sitting prime minister, was seen partying. Many have criticized the 34-year-old leader, saying she has faced far more scrutiny and backlash than her male counterparts such as Boris Johnson, Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump, and that she has done nothing wrong by partying. “I have taken a drug test for my own legal protection, the results of which will come in about a week,” Ms Marin said, adding that she had no government meeting that weekend. Ms. Marin’s drug test came back negative. “I had some free time and spent it with my friends. And I didn’t do anything illegal,” Ms Marin said. In an emotional speech, Ms Marin defended the criticism of her private life, apart from photos showing two topless women kissing. “I’m human too. I too sometimes long for joy, light and fun amidst these dark clouds,” Ms Marin said, appearing close to tears as she addressed a crowd of members of her political party in the southern Finnish city of Lahti. The leader of the Social Democratic Party told members that she had never missed a day of work or “left a job undone” because of her free time. She received widespread support from women in her country last week, who took to social media to post videos of their party. This is not the first time the prime minister has faced backlash for partying.
