No stairway? DENIED! President Obama says not to 'over-crank' the whole Chinese airport snub

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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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 19, 2016