Norwegian politician criticised for playing Pokémon during a defence hearing

The political leader of the Liberals (Venstre), Trine Skei Grande, is under fire for hunting Pokémon during a hearing on the long-term strategy of the Norwegian military.

The meeting of parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee was broadcast live, and many viewers noticed that Grande's attention seemed to be more focused on the Pokémon Go game on her phone than on issues of national security.

Photo: Stortinget TV / NTB scanpix

During a break from the hearing, Grande defended her action to newspaper VG.

"I'm not doing it any longer since some were offended. But some of us have heads that listen better when we are also doing brain dead activities. We aren't all the same," she said via SMS.

The Liberal leader brushed off the media attention that her Pokémon playing received.

"There were more sensational things to come out of the hearing on Norwegian defence than this," she said.

A poll on VG's report about Grande's Pokémon hunt found that 83 % of readers found it "disrespectful and unacceptable".

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