As Twitchy reported Saturday, President Obama’s goodbye world tour had a rough landing in China, where American reporters told of screaming matches between White House officials and the Chinese delegation, who were insistent on keeping the press at a distance.
Government official was not happy that reporters were under the wing of AF1. WH press aide would not back down. pic.twitter.com/C3JRVIe37K
— Roberta Rampton (@robertarampton) September 3, 2016
1st of several clashes Saturday as Chinese officials try to restrict WH press pool coverage. https://t.co/yJEtgN3uRz
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 3, 2016
No staircase and a confrontation. President Obama's final trip to Asia gets off to a bumpy start. https://t.co/oLm3DLUFyo
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 3, 2016
What is the most important issue at this year’s #G20 summit? #G20China #poll
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) September 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/erikcrouch/status/772278199904509952
About that whole staircase thing … sure President Obama was made to “go out of the ass” of Air Force One in a deliberate diplomatic snub, but he doesn’t want anyone to “over-crank” the whole incident.
AFP asks Obama about kerfuffle at airport
— Tom Phillips (@tomphillipsin) September 4, 2016
Obama on G20 airport "kerfuffle": "I wouldn't over-crank the significance of it"
— Tom Phillips (@tomphillipsin) September 4, 2016
It really doesn’t seem like a big issue — that is, until you see how China has greeted other world leaders. For comparison, here are side-by-side photos of President Obama’s arrival and that of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Spot the difference:@narendramodi got red carpet treatment while @barackobama waited for stairs (no carpet) #G20 pic.twitter.com/bXH5qr8LQS
— Theresa Fallon (@TheresaAFallon) September 3, 2016
they know a lame duck when they see one:)
— Viv (@SudIndus) September 4, 2016
Yeah, that was definitely done on purpose. We’re not going to over-crank it, though; we’ll just crank it a little.
If this happened to Xi in the U.S. we would never hear the end of 1.3 billion people's hurt feelings https://t.co/JhWcrLxiuA
— Didi Kirsten Tatlow (@dktatlow) September 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/harvardzhang/status/772268402740228097
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Unprofessional Chinese fighter pilots buzz US spy plane in ‘unsafe’ manner https://t.co/zdGQU1qqMc
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 19, 2016
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