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 see the MSM is trying to “control the narrative” by telling us “everyone” thought Merkel was in charge in that photo. Uhmm...No.
OMG I love his smirk LOL
Abe’s too.
LOL! Love it...she’ll figure out what it means...
Honestly, I don’t know why the Germans can’t get a grip on themselves and stop trying to take over the world. But maybe Trump’s approach will help clarify her mind once she disengages from the wringer.
LOL
Trump is looking at the French president who is talking and so is everybody else.
There are things to admire about the Germans.
Angela aint one of them.
I never noticed before that Brennan is in that Situation Room photo, standing behind Hillary.
And so is Bolton and PM Abe.
Angela: “Herr Trump I DEMAND that you withdraw the new tariffs!”
PDJT: “Go suck an egg”
What a pack of grifters. Well Uncle Sugar is shutting the cookie jar ya buncha moochers.
Do you think your post was in poor taste? Why compare someone to Hitler who doesn’t even come close to acting like him.
Let’s see....Trump has the US economy roaring ahead after 8 years of stagnation under Obama and is off to important negotiations that may denuclearize the Korean peninsula - something US Presidents have sought for over 20 years.
Merkel on the other hand has invited in over a million third world overwhelmingly muslim men of military age. Only a tiny fraction of them are employed with the vast majority living at the expense of the German taxpayer while committing all sorts of crimes. She has tried to browbeat other European countries to follow her lead and take some of the invaders off of her hands and failed. The UK voted to secede from the EU and Germany hamhandedness and arrogance has Italy ready to thumb its nose at the EU if not worse.
ummm......I’ll take Trump thanks.
She blinked.
professionals call it “optics” :)
LOLOLOL!
He ain't buying her currywurst.
I agree, she's more like Erich Honecker.
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