Shocker! Politico headline slam on Trump's meeting with Merkel catches attention of journos

https://twitter.com/NolteNC/status/842754382491992069

President Donald Trump greeted German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House this morning:

By greeting foreign leaders at the door, Pres Trump has established a new presidential etiquette. Predecessors rarely did this. pic.twitter.com/dXcofSjRfg

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 17, 2017

Politico got its snark on with this article headline:

Today, the leader of the free world is meeting with @realDonaldTrump at the White House: https://t.co/ltosKkKRrl

— POLITICO Magazine (@POLITICOMag) March 17, 2017

My favourite headline in a long time:
The Leader of the Free World Meets Donald Trump#Merkel #Trump #USPoliticshttps://t.co/uTSCfeHysJ pic.twitter.com/IJI100maHl

— Peter Murphy (@PeterWMurphy1) March 17, 2017

And of course, “journalists” and others are getting a kick out of it:

Trump won't like this headline: The Leader of the Free World Meets Donald Trump – POLITICO Magazine https://t.co/3CYExdkZMH

— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) March 17, 2017

Headline of the day. https://t.co/ZNFszlMi11

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 16, 2017

@MazenMahdi It's the reality. That title belongs only to the real leaders and those who believe in a free world.

— Bassam Sebti (@bsebti) March 17, 2017

Headline of the day, @politico. https://t.co/uppVxxuqUf… pic.twitter.com/UWeVFpLcTj

— John Stanley Hunter (@JohnStanHunter) March 17, 2017

It’ll probably catch on even more before the day is over.