‘Get a picture so we look thin’: Twitter roasts Trump over summit lunch gaffe (VIDEO)
The look on his face perhaps said it all: Kim Jong-un appeared bemused, aghast and utterly galled by Donald Trump’s call for photographers to make both men look “nice, handsome and thin” prior to their working lunch in Singapore.
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Footage from the event shows US president and the North Korean leader preparing to take their seats on opposite sides of a dining room table at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa. A buoyant Trump then addresses the photographers, saying: “Getting a good picture everybody – so we all look nice, handsome and thin and perfect.”
The camera then pans to the rotund Kim who seemed startled and a little embarrassed as his translator repeats Trump’s comments back to him. Journalists in attendance reported that the North Korean leader appeared “stunned” by the remarks – although he reportedly smiled after sitting down.
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Best thing you'll see from the #TrumpKim#SingaporeSummitWatch #KimJongUn's reaction to #Trump's joke to photographers: "Getting a good picture everybody? So we look nice and handsome and thin?" pic.twitter.com/uBcLuVViA2
— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) June 12, 2018
Trump and Kim and teams sit down for a working lunch. Asks photographers: "Did you get a beautiful photo that makes me look nice and handsome and thin and perfect?" Kim just gazes at cameras, looking somewhat stunned.
— Julian Borger (@julianborger) June 12, 2018
per pool, Kim not amused by Trump’s fat joke: “Very nice, getting a good picture everybody so we look nice and handsome and thin?” Pool notes Kim later smiled when he sat down. #trumpkim2018.
— Tara Palmeri (@tarapalmeri) June 12, 2018
Twitter leapt on the gaffe, ridiculing Trump for the diplomatic faux pas and pointing out that he is not exactly a svelte man himself.
.@realDonaldTrump asks photographers to make him and Kim Jong-un look "handsome and thin and perfect." 💅 #TrumpKimSummitpic.twitter.com/zysHg9J5vb
— #ICYMI (@ICYMIvideo) June 12, 2018
He’s a photographer Donald , not a bloody magician #trumpkimsummit#TrumpKimMeetingpic.twitter.com/sNeHxSLZUJ
— Nomie (@Pruadvisory) June 12, 2018
Kim's face just now as Trump says to media, "Getting a good picture, everybody? So we look nice and handsome and thin? Perfect." Video: https://t.co/h9p8B2584Qpic.twitter.com/fJgKiMvhq3
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) June 12, 2018
Kim looked utterly baffled by Trump's "handsome and thin" remark. https://t.co/DIebGMJ7GH
— Nile Bowie (@NileBowie) June 12, 2018
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This is not the first time Trump has made references to Kim’s weight. In November, the president taunted the leader of the rogue state in a tweet by saying he would “never call him short and fat.”
Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "short and fat?" Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2017
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