As if tackling the global financial markets and reviving hopes for peace in the Middle East were not enough, Barack Obama yesterday demonstrated a new skill – fly swatting.
In a video that has become an instant online hit, the US president breaks off from an interview with CNBC to deal with a persistent fly.
He waits for the offending insect to settle on his left hand, raises his right and then swats it to gasps of admiration from onlookers.
"Nice!" declares the presenter. "Now, where were we?" Obama asks, without missing a beat.
But he couldn't resist a quick gloat. "That was pretty impressive, wasn't it?" he asks as the fly lies lifeless on the floor. "I got the sucker."
