trump, as we know, left for the G20 summit in Argentina on Thursday, in a foul mood, given the events of the week with Mueller, Cohen and Manafort. But to be fair, when is trump not in a sour mood? Pictures from past international events show him as sulking and brooding, except for the few moments when he is next to his mate putin.
The 2018 G20 is no different. Here are some images and videos of trump at the G20 yesterday. While the rest of the world leaders greeted, smiled, laughed, mingled and Tango’ed, the president of the US stayed in his grumpy, morose, sullen and dark inner-self, isolated from the rest of the world.
Here is trump meeting with the Australian PM — Sad!
Unhappiness reigned supreme in trump’s world in the group photo. Isolationist trump looked quite isolated.
Why am I here? I want to punch everyone in the face.
That stung Donald.
But the video that stole the day was that of the high-five between putin and MBS, done with great flourish and laughter, while trump pretended not to watch in the background -
trump did meet briefly with the Saudi price, but looks like he was trying to avoid eye contact with MBS -
While others mingled, made friends and influenced people, trump sulked, alone, unloved, unrespected.
Penny for your thoughts. Mueller? Cohen? Individual 1 Jr?
trump’s power move. That will show ‘em.
Here is a nice video of leaders arriving for the Gala function last night -
He did appear to be in a better mood, surrounded by the first ladies -
The Gala performance itself -
And the reactions at the end of the performance — trump as usual sported his sour and dour look -
In case you are wondering, how American Presidents have handled G7s and G20s before, here are a few glimpses at Obama at the summits —
And Obama doing the Tango in Argentina in 2016 -
Sigh!
And if Obama’s slightly awkward Tango moves did not move you, here is a beautiful set of Tango images to set the mood for this Saturday —
Some additional info about the G20 in the following diaries -
- G20 Welcoming Parties, Red Carpets, Pomp and Pageantry - But None for trump — www.dailykos.com/…
- trump arrives at the G20 Summit in Argentina — www.dailykos.com/…
- “Merkel, Trump and Obama - The Eyes Have it” at www.dailykos.com/…