Report: Shovel-ready Obama declares 'success' at staged, 'fake' tree planting photo-op in Beijing [photo]

My, my. The president does seem a little too satisfied with himself over this:

'Success!': Obama digs dirt in fake Beijing 'tree planting'http://t.co/JQvSZ9B9db via @MailOnline

Should they be saplings? And much more?

— (((cayenneleung)))? (@custardtartisan) November 11, 2014

From the Daily Mail:

President Barack Obama and 20 other world leaders participated in a tree-planting ceremony near Beijing on Tuesday, but the trees had already been planted by the Chinese government.

The fake photo-op came after a session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

‘‎When the plenary was done, the leaders took part in a tree planting near the conference center,’ a White House pool reporter wrote while Washington slept 13 time zones away.

‘Actually, the evergreens were already planted when they got there – one tree for each country in APEC, each with a little pile of dirt and a shovel next to it.’

Too bad he wasn’t wearing his funny new outfit, however:

Maybe next time!

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