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January 26, 2015
Reporter: Saudi King Abdullah "Couldn't Stand" Obama
Sounds like my kind of guy.
NBC reporter Richard Engle shot down the various claims emanating from both DC and Riyadh that the two men were close friends:
"One of the big ironies here is that President Obama, in his statement, said how close he was to King Abdullah... King Abdullah did not like President Obama. In fact, a lot of people I know that are quite close to the late King Abdullah said that the king could not stand President Obama. This close personal bond between the president and the late Saudi leader, I think, is people being polite at a time of a national funeral."
Of course, our Cool Guy President also decided to upset India with his Nicorette-chewing, while in audience with India's PM.
"In an ungainly sight, cameras caught US President Brack Obama chewing gum during the Republic Day parade on Monday. In the picture captured by cameras and posted on Twitter by some users, Obama was spotted removing his chewing gum while PM Modi was seen trying to explain something to the US president," reports the Times of India.
This #SmartDiplomacy doesn't seem to be working. Maybe because the asshole authoring it isn't that smart.