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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 08:25 AM Jun 2018

Trump Tweets Photos of Him Hanging With G-7 Leaders to Prove His 'Great Relationship'

by Tamar Auber | 6:29 pm, June 15th, 2018

President Donald Trump is blaming the “Fake News Media” for only sharing the bad pictures of him and German Chancellor Angela Merkel from the G7 Summit.

“I have a great relationship with Angela Merkel of Germany, but the Fake News Media only shows the bad photos (implying anger) of negotiating an agreement – where I am asking for things that no other American President would ask for!” the always image-conscious POTUS tweeted out early Friday evening.




Trump appears to be referring to the media’s response to a photo of a cross-armed Trump at the G7 Summit.

The photo, and the resulting memes, drew a strong reaction on Twitter, many of which mocked Trump.








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It is unclear why Trump is talking about the photo, which is now old news, but he’s also shared a few more photos to disprove other “Fake News” about the summit:




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Trump Tweets Photos of Him Hanging With G-7 Leaders to Prove His 'Great Relationship' (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2018 OP
After all these decades of self aggrandizement, his personal PR ppl irisblue Jun 2018 #1
Mussolini clone heaven05 Jun 2018 #2
Why is he always sitting? Tiny feet can't support him? Laurian Jun 2018 #3
he really thinks his people are stupid. he insults everyone's intelligence. spanone Jun 2018 #4
Do you really think any of them genuinely likes or respects him? smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #5
Only reason they listen to him is he "represents" America. Otherwise, he's just an old buffoon. n/t Hoyt Jun 2018 #6

irisblue

(32,982 posts)
1. After all these decades of self aggrandizement, his personal PR ppl
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 08:37 AM
Jun 2018

Would have let him know how bad that photo that Merkle released was. Body language & optics & repercussions are bad to any individual that thinks/ uses cognition.

spanone

(135,846 posts)
4. he really thinks his people are stupid. he insults everyone's intelligence.
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 08:49 AM
Jun 2018

the fake 'president' is full of shit

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
6. Only reason they listen to him is he "represents" America. Otherwise, he's just an old buffoon. n/t
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:00 AM
Jun 2018
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