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Photo of Merkel, Trump Goes Viral
MSN ^ | 6-9-2018 | Gillian Edevane

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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TOPICS: Canada; Crime/Corruption; Japan; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abe; angelamerkel; canada; clickbait; emmanuelmacron; europeanunion; fakenews; france; g7; germany; giuseppeconte; italy; japan; johnbolton; justintrudeau; macron; merkel; nato; reinemachefrau; shinzoabe; tariffs; trump; trumpnotfrump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Someone ought to play a recording of that at the next David Hogg rally.


161 posted on 06/09/2018 8:15:42 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Hoosier-Daddy; All

162 posted on 06/09/2018 8:15:50 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Move them to Turkey


163 posted on 06/09/2018 8:16:39 PM PDT by mylife
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To: grey_whiskers
The Frump and the Trump.

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

164 posted on 06/09/2018 8:17:24 PM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas.")
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To: kabar

Those Euros don’t go for that “King and his subjects” stuff anymore...why they are free and independent republics! (Yeah RIGHT)! /s;)


165 posted on 06/09/2018 8:17:44 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

And move them to Italy and France


166 posted on 06/09/2018 8:18:37 PM PDT by mylife
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To: tcrlaf

167 posted on 06/09/2018 8:18:41 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: RightGeek

Me either.


168 posted on 06/09/2018 8:19:25 PM PDT by LeonardFMason (426)
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To: Slyfox
Barky is not rich enough, nor masculine enough for that.

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}.

169 posted on 06/09/2018 8:19:28 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: tcrlaf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv-0XjrBVT0&feature=youtu.be


170 posted on 06/09/2018 8:19:57 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Drew68

Hawhoo!


171 posted on 06/09/2018 8:20:31 PM PDT by mylife
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To: Eddie01
Did she get that space suit from the set of Moon Raker?

Dr. Evil in a ill-fitting wig.

172 posted on 06/09/2018 8:20:31 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: tcrlaf

Der Panzerleid is a pretty good song.


173 posted on 06/09/2018 8:21:15 PM PDT by HIDEK6 ( God bless Donald Trump.)
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To: ifinnegan

N-E-E-E-E-I-I-I-G-G-H!!


174 posted on 06/09/2018 8:22:09 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: tcrlaf

Note Abe & DJT’s body language as Bolton speaks.
Angela’s Höschen sind in einem Bündel.


175 posted on 06/09/2018 8:23:50 PM PDT by gasport
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To: Ken H

Ausgezeichnet!


176 posted on 06/09/2018 8:24:51 PM PDT by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement!)
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To: Eddie01

She is ignoring the person to her right, who happens to be speaking.


177 posted on 06/09/2018 8:27:34 PM PDT by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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To: tcrlaf
Frau Merkel: Could I be your Reinemachefrau?

Field Marshall Von Trump: Ja, you could, you could be zat.

178 posted on 06/09/2018 8:27:39 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: tcrlaf

” that shows her staring down President Donald Trump”

Not what the pic shows at all.


179 posted on 06/09/2018 8:29:44 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (I don't want better government; I want much less of it.)
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To: tcrlaf

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?”


180 posted on 06/09/2018 8:30:44 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump 2016)
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