
Michael Gove managed to nab the first UK interview with Donald Trump, and they spoke on a number of issues, including the EU (Trump doesn't like it), British-American relations and the woes of immigration.
Gove’s subsequent ‘thumbs up’ photo with Donald Trump will go down in history as an exercise in sycophancy.
Michael Gove’s interview with Donald Trump: main points https://t.co/dVK0mWpamd https://t.co/NhmhnSDJdt— Fraser Nelson (@Fraser Nelson) 1484518983
The internet found fault with every aspect of the photo...
The smirks
One anagram for friends "Donald Trump and Michael Gove" is "Hmm, A Advanced Polluted Groin." https://t.co/iHzWH0C7H5— rob delaney (@rob delaney) 1484563882
The Playboy poster in the background
https://t.co/b6okqDMTZS— IT'S YOUR DECISION, DANIEL (@IT'S YOUR DECISION, DANIEL) 1484519110
And the thumbs up, emerging from the bottom of the photo like a beached whale.
Also present and interviewing on behalf of German online publication Bild, was journalist Kai Diekmann. He spoke at length on the subject of immigration, and Trump's criticisms of Angela Merkel's policy towards Syrian refugees.
And then, it was time to take a photo with the President-elect:
Place 2 B.! @BILD with @KaiDiekmann and TRUMP. https://t.co/P3aJk6vYVb— Peter Würtenberger (@Peter Würtenberger) 1484474702
Spot the difference.
British journalist/German journalist photo opps with Donald Trump https://t.co/34ot2ylrxc— Julian Druker (@Julian Druker) 1484554628
It is unclear whether Diekmann's gesture was an act of passive aggression, unconscious rebellion or he'd flat out said no to doing a thumbs up sign.
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