in World News Trudeau’s strange wide stance with Korean official confounds Canadians
By Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
A photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau standing with his legs wide open while shaking the hand of a Korean official has some Canadians accusing Trudeau of embarrassing Canada while abroad once again.
Many have attributed Trudeau’s wide stance to the height difference between the six foot prime minister and the Korean Speaker of the National Assembly, Kim Jin-pyo.
Why the hell is @JustinTrudeau standing like that? pic.twitter.com/s21DRrg2DG
— Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
(@cosminDZS) May 17, 2023
The photo originated in a Korean media outlet while Trudeau visits South Korea to shore up relations with the east Asian ally.
“I’m guessing it’s so that he doesn’t tower over the other guy in a close up photos. But it looks dumb in every other way. There are better ways but like everything else he goes with the way it looks good from one strict point of view, but is actually bad in every other way,” wrote Twitter user Christi.
I’m guessing it’s so that he doesn’t tower over the other guy in a close up photos. But it looks dumb in every other way. There are better ways but like everything else he goes with the way it looks good from one strict point of view, but is actually bad in every other way.
— Christi (@Christi79494602) May 18, 2023