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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Someone ought to play a recording of that at the next David Hogg rally.
Move them to Turkey
I think "Man-hair" Merkel and Hillbot use the same tailor. They both wear weapons-grade fabric outfits designed to camouflage their gross bodies.
Bagster
Lesser Oracle
Those Euros don’t go for that “King and his subjects” stuff anymore...why they are free and independent republics! (Yeah RIGHT)! /s;)
And move them to Italy and France
Me either.
But I get where you're coming from, as Michele (despite her rugged triceps and truly bodacious glare) was not a statesman at any summits.
50 Shades of {projectile vomiting}.
Hawhoo!
Dr. Evil in a ill-fitting wig.
Der Panzerleid is a pretty good song.
N-E-E-E-E-I-I-I-G-G-H!!
Note Abe & DJT’s body language as Bolton speaks.
Angela’s Höschen sind in einem Bündel.
Ausgezeichnet!
She is ignoring the person to her right, who happens to be speaking.
Field Marshall Von Trump: Ja, you could, you could be zat.
” that shows her staring down President Donald Trump”
Not what the pic shows at all.
I’m so tired of meaningless hyperbole. It’s a picture of people talking. But thanks to social media it has deep meaning and shows Merkel being strong. Nope. Just a picture of people talking. Maybe Trump just said “I’m about to end the Korean War, what have you done byatch?”
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