Boris Johnson and Joe Biden
(Picture: President Joe Biden/ Twitter/ @POTUS)Boris Johnson and Joe Biden met on Thursday for the first time for photo ops discussions at the G7 summit, ranging from climate change to international relations.
Among a number of photos released to the media, which included Jill Biden and Carrie Symonds frolicking on the beach with the latter’s son Wilfred, and the two world leaders bumping elbows to express some lovely Covid secure mutual affection, one stood out and got everyone talking:
The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is stronger than ever. Thank you for hosting me today, Prime Minister Johnson. pic.twitter.com/VTo9kEMhof
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 10, 2021
The photo showed Biden with his hand on Johnson’s back and the both looking out towards the sea. Posting it on Twitter, Biden wrote: “The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is stronger than ever. Thank you for hosting me today, Prime Minister Johnson.”
Some people thought the body language in the pic revealed that Biden regarded himself as more important or powerful than Johnson:
Notice the body language.
— Dominique Samuels🌸 (@dominiquetaegon) June 10, 2021
Biden's authoritative hand on the PM's back.
Like he's talking to a child that just needs some reassurance and direction. https://t.co/wViR9BjggR
Is there a sort of ‘schoolboy meets kindly headmaster’ vibe to this pic? Interesting choice to tweet. https://t.co/dgYSrX9HO9
— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) June 10, 2021
Interesting photo put out by the White House... the father-son body language is impossible to miss https://t.co/sxuPk72VI1
— Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) June 10, 2021
Others didn’t delve as deeply into the photo and just thought it was funny, and came up with some brilliant captions:
“You see that? That big blue thing? That’s the sea. I want you to get in it. Go on, you shitty Trump-with-a-broader-vocabulary piss stain. Get in the fucking sea.” pic.twitter.com/RZAJ2jEhKi
— Max Morgan 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@SpillerOfTea) June 10, 2021
“You just leave your clothes on the beach and start a new life. My lips are sealed.” pic.twitter.com/uZQcpgZYC9
— Mr Roger Quimbly (@RogerQuimbly) June 10, 2021
"I know it looks daunting and it's natural to doubt yourself, but you have to do this: Every Prime Minister since Gladstone has swum a mile out to sea, caught and subdued a seal bare-handed, and brought it back to shore as an offering to the US President. There's no other way." https://t.co/5SbM0QqLlG
— Patrick Stokes (@patstokes) June 10, 2021
"Shush now, son. The grown ups are talking." pic.twitter.com/gX92cGZZTs
— Joe Scaramanga (@ScaramangaJoe) June 11, 2021
— Unnamed Insider (@Unnamedinsider) June 11, 2021
One day, son, none of this will be yours. pic.twitter.com/cmfezzsOwU
— Paul Bernal (@PaulbernalUK) June 11, 2021
"And it was 3000 miles that way where we threw all your tea in the fucking sea and we'll do it again if you don't stop being a fisher price Trump" pic.twitter.com/vk3MjTv7N1
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) June 10, 2021
The G7 summit is being held in Carbis Bay in Cornwall. Today, leaders of wealthy nations were put under pressure to do more to share the burden of protecting the world from the virus. Tonight, they will relax over a fancy dinner attended by the Queen which will be sure to bring about more great photos.
