Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump snap a smiley selfie in New York
Anthony Albanese has posted a selfie with US President Donald Trump after the pair finally met in New York.
“Good to chat with President Donald Trump at US welcome reception for world leaders attending United Nations General Assembly hosted by @potus and @flotus 🇦🇺🇺🇸,” the PM wrote.
It was unclear whether Mr Albanese would lock in the meet after tensions between the US and Australia grew following Australia’s formal recognition of Palestine as a state.
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“This should’ve stayed in drafts,” one Instagram user commented.
“Nightmare blunt rotation,” another quipped.
“I know this was necessary but try not to look so happy about it please,” one user wrote.
“Has your comms advisor gone on holidays?”
Some users questioned if Donald Trump was really in the picture.
“Ahhhhh you visited Madame Tussauds I see… wax museums are fascinating,” one user commented
“I thought that was a wax work.”
“Is this like one of those AI celebrity selfies?”
Others were alarmed.
“Can we stop supporting this nonsense? How did people keep a straight face during his speech and how the flock are you taking a selfie with this man after he just announced paracetamol causes autism?” one Instagram user commented.
