Since she was made secretary of state for International Trade in July, Liz Truss has had more than her fair share of blunders.
Now, a bizarre photo posted to Liz Truss’s Twitter has gone viral as users were quick to point out that it has literally everything wrong with it.
The trade secretary posted a photo of herself on the phone with the caption
First call today with Japan's Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry @SekoHiroshige. The future of the 🇬🇧-🇯🇵 partnership is bright and we will move quickly to negotiate a UK- Japan FTA. #ReadyToTrade
First call today with Japan's Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry @SekoHiroshige. The future of the 🇬🇧-🇯🇵 part… https://t.co/n3IibKQUFX— Liz Truss (@Liz Truss) 1566293652
All well and good – until you squint and look a little closer. With over 4.5k replies, the photo is gaining traction for all the right reasons.
Eagle-eyed Twitter users pointed out that the phone is upside down and Truss is sitting next to a framed photo of herself and the Dulux dog.
Looking a little further, you can see that the skirting boards are bizarrely high, her folder seems to be full of blank pages, and the coffee machine doesn’t seem to have ever been used.
Well...just see for yourself.
You would think the PR who stage managed this photo would have made sure Liz Truss held the phone the right way rou… https://t.co/fdRReE9JRC— carol stewart (@carol stewart) 1566332498
Truss: "I can't hear a word you're saying Mr Hiroshige." Hiroshige: "Are you sure you're not holding the receiver u… https://t.co/hJMFAlfRft— Keith Burge (@Keith Burge) 1566313507
"i'm sorry, the old british economy can't come to the phone right now. why? cuz she's dead." https://t.co/R3iOKC9ygn— Louis Staples (@Louis Staples) 1566334129
Please can everyone stop tweeting this picture, please? People might think that Liz Truss is fucking stupid. She’s… https://t.co/FENjfhojFz— Johnny🇹🇩 🇪🇺 3.5% 💙 (@Johnny🇹🇩 🇪🇺 3.5% 💙) 1566327153
It should be said that Truss is not holding the phone upside down in the original picture so this is clearly a spot of clever photo manipulation but still, it's quite funny.
HT The Poke