Merkel: I hope he isn't going to ruin my plan to finally unite Europe. Under Germany's rule.
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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Merkel: I hope he isn't going to ruin my plan to finally unite Europe. Under Germany's rule.
Lol. I don’t quite see that. Looks more to me as if she’s out of options. Honey badger don’t care.
Trump isn’t the only one with crossed arms looking at her negatively.
“Herr Präsident, was meintest du, als du sagtest, dass du meine ‘Titten in einer Presse hast’?”
Trump is the center of attention in the whole room and he is seated.
Trump sitting while Merkel stands indicates that Trump's is the position of power.
Blücher
That table is the line and I’ll be damned if she’s gonna cross it.
Socialist Wanker she is. USA isn’t funding your socialism anymore Ms. German pantsuit.
Trump is heehawing his ass off!
Thanks Angela!
I don’t think any of Trudeau Sr’s children know who their real fathers are. None of them look like him, which does imply something about Trudeau Sr.
That’s a Classic!
I remember that picture, that was definitely a something!
Trudeou’s Mammy sold the bleu dress for a croissant
Good luck Pierre
Trump has some respect for Macron
:)
That's a tough one !
INTERSECTIONALITY ?
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