Posted on 06/09/2018 6:17:07 PM PDT by tcrlaf
German Chancellor Angela Merkel shared a picture on her official Instagram account that shows her staring down President Donald Trump during the G-7 Summit in Canada this weekend. True to form, online commenters have since turned the photo into a humorous caption contest.
Merkel—or an aide that runs her account—shared the picture on Saturday, as Trump was preparing to depart early from the meeting in Montréal, Quebec ahead of a high-stakes Singapore meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The photo depicts Trump sitting behind a table with his arms crossed, while stony-faced aides and leaders look in his direction. Merkel looks especially peeved at the former business mogul, whose decision to raise tariffs on aluminum and steel rankled some foreign leaders ahead of the annual meeting.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is also in the photograph, standing with his arms crossed, while Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton stands nearby. The meeting also included Canada’s Justin Trudeau, France’s Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Giuseppe Conte and the U.K's Theresa May
Merkel's official caption is rather benign: "Day two of the G7 summit in Canada: Spontaneous meeting between two working sessions."
Many twitter users, however, had a deeper interpretation of the photograph. Merkel, arguably most powerful leader in Europe, has clashed with Trump numerous times. The two also share wildly different leadership styles. While Merkel takes a more traditional approach toward diplomatic relations, Trump, in contrast, has let his characteristic bluster lead the way, frequently speaking off the cuff and making disparaging remarks about other heads of state. Many—if not most—of the captions created by social media users riffed on that contentious dynamic.
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I think Clapper is on his left...with the glasses and goatee.
I was in the north of Africa and this is a long war.
Never forgive the facilitators
I noticed that as well.
He’s not buying it either.
Trump is focused on someone besides Merkel and she’s trying to shove her way in to be noticed cause she obviously can’t stand to not be the center of attention.
.... Yup ...... Love this pic!!!
xlnt lol
LOL, it says “NO!”
Thank God for PDJT!
These people should be in jail.
Benghazi was hideous.
Nicely played sir.
It looks photoshopped
Man, she looks like she’s dressed in some old East German Drapes? No taste, no style. How on earth has she retained power in Germany?
He is.
#37
She is an old east German douche bag that flirts with the islamist
“I think the look on the Presidents face kind of tells it all “
From Reddit:
This looks like an episode of Celebrity Apprentice where Trump is about to fire Angela Merkel because her strudel marketing plan fell through.
One of those is not like the others.
Hey Angela.. we gonna build a wall to keep YOU OUT
LOL! how hard is strudel? :)
This is Huge!
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