The two presidents finally met at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany on Friday, July 7, and people immediately took to Twitter to make hilarious jokes and memes about it.
- Jul 8, 2017
AceShowbiz - Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met for the first time at the G20 Summit held in Hamburg, Germany on Friday, July 7. The two controversial presidents marked their first meeting with a handshake, and Twitter trolls didn't miss the opportunity to make hilarious jokes and memes about it.
Trump and Putin met to discuss Russia's alleged intervention in the U.S. election last year as well as war in Ukraine, North Korean nuclear crisis and cyber security. However, what grabbed people's attention was their handshake.
Video shows Pres. Trump, Russian Pres. Putin shaking hands at G-20 summit ahead of their high-stakes meeting today. https://t.co/xxeBvDKdjR pic.twitter.com/QunvkPdEFd
— ABC News (@ABC) July 7, 2017
They later exchanged another handshake during the summit.
WATCH: Pres. Trump and Russian Pres. Putin shake hands at beginning of their meeting at the G20 Summit in Germany https://t.co/T5uqoA85rO pic.twitter.com/HHuWqqOLsp
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 7, 2017
"Trump and Putin. 'If you still don't have a place to stay, remember, you have my room key,' " @sjredmond hilariously wrote alongside a screenshot of Trump and Putin ready to shake each other's hands. @LawyerRogelio sarcastically tweeted, "Finally Trump handshake and back rub with his buddy Putin."
Trump and Putin
" if you still don't have a place to stay, remember, you have my room key" pic.twitter.com/4LN74zvIEy
— Steve Redmond (@sjredmond) July 7, 2017
Finally Trump handshake and back rub with his buddy Putin. pic.twitter.com/VrBSrfLiqG
— RogelioGarcia Lawyer (@LawyerRogelio) July 7, 2017
@hunterschwarz compared the two's handshake to a scene on "House of Cards" season 3. "Underwood and Petrov in 'House of Cards' season 3 vs. Trump and Putin IRL," he tweeted. "Trump-Putinology: Body language? Trump dominated by Putin. Trump looks like he is reporting to Principle's office. Perhaps he is," @MalcolmNance added.
Underwood and Petrov in “House of Cards” season 3 vs. Trump and Putin IRL pic.twitter.com/IfzXVUkQB7
— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) July 7, 2017
Trump-Putinology: Body language? Trump dominated by Putin. Trump looks like he is reporting to Principle's office. Perhaps he is. pic.twitter.com/uiaItNKIAd
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) July 7, 2017
@DonTrumpsComb, meanwhile, described the handshake with this picture. "A closer look at Putin's hand leaning in for the handshake is very telling," s/he captioned the picture.
A closer look at Putin's hand leaning in for the handshake is very telling... pic.twitter.com/x2PpsAwBql
— Donald Trump's Comb (@DonTrumpsComb) July 8, 2017
Trump and Putin's meeting wasn't the only meeting that people anticipated. They also looked forward to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's reaction to meeting him. "Angela Merkel: Ugh. The dummkopf is talking about his crowd size again. Merkel is ALL of us at the G-20 #FridayFeeling," @FionaAdorno tweeted alongside a photo of Merkel seemingly hiding her face in distress.
Angela Merkel: Ugh. The dummkopf is talking about his crowd size again.
Merkel is ALL of us at the G-20 #FridayFeeling pic.twitter.com/7tLArjBesE
— Fiona Adorno (@FionaAdorno) July 7, 2017
@Mike_P_Williams created a funny "scenario" that could've happened. "Trump: hey angela. Merkel: … Trump: me again. Merkel: .......... Trump: i'm still president. Merkel:...," he wrote.
Trump: hey angela
Merkel: ...
Trump: me again
Merkel: .........
Trump: i'm still president
Merkel: pic.twitter.com/XjTcWhzg4f
— Mike P Williams 🌹 (@Mike_P_Williams) July 7, 2017
Merkel was later caught rolling her eyes at Putin, and it made people in Twitterverse very happy. "Mansplaining, G20 style. Watch Angela Merkel’s eye-roll," @SimonNRicketts wrote. @ianbremmer added, "The Angela Merkel eye roll deserves its own Nobel Prize. h/t @ehosseh."
Mansplaining, G20 style. Watch Angela Merkel’s eye-roll. pic.twitter.com/PXEI0WxyYH
— SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) July 7, 2017
The Angela Merkel eye roll deserves its own Nobel Prize. h/t @ehosseh pic.twitter.com/NOIgDfGwr6
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) July 7, 2017
