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There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony


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There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony

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Obama ran on stage at the D-Day ceremony in France today…

There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony
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…and everything was going fine until…

There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony
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…Vlad showed up.

There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony
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That’s OK. Obama had totally prepared for this moment.

That's OK. Obama had totally prepared for this moment.

1. First thing Obama did was stare Putin down with a discerning nod.

There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony
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2. Then Obama turned away because he was over it.

There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony
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3. Then, realizing he was taller, Obama smirked and looked down on Putin.

There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony
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“I’m so much taller than you…”

4. Then Putin was like “O RLY?”

There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony
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“You are short one Crimea.”

5. And the global frenemy stare-down got awkward…

There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony
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6. … and Putin was all like “u mad?”

 

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7. And everyone in the audience laughed nervously, especially this lady behind Obama.

 

8. And while O looked relaxed, Putin Ice Manned.

There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony
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“Ice man’d.”

 

The shot actually got so awk that the cameras pulled away…

There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony
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…and when we returned it was just Obama.

There Was a Painfully Awkward Obama/Putin Stare-Down At The D-Day Ceremony
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This was the most awkward interaction between U.S. and Russian leaders since FDR made Stalin sit really far away from that ashtray.

 
 
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