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Kneel & Deal: Trump’s Vatican Photo-Op with Zelensky

Of course it was staged. But why?

One photo, two leaders, and a thousand headlines. In three minutes I break down why Trump’s Vatican kneel-down with Zelensky looks anything but accidental.

Love him or hate him, you must remember something about Trump’s talent: as the former owner of the beauty pageant Miss America, and the former host and producer of The Apprentice, the President of the United States knows what makes a picture appealing and a story good.

Long story short: there’s a lot more hesitation in Trump’s mind than what headlines suggest. So, as always, remain open-minded about your future outlook: there are a lot more possible paths for this administration to take than what conventional wisdom suggests.

Here’s the thing: the question isn’t whether this was calculated or not—it was. The real question is why? Long story short: there’s a lot more hesitation in Trump’s mind than what headlines suggest. So, as always, remain open-minded about your future outlook: there are a lot more possible paths for this administration to take than what conventional wisdom suggests.

The picture

UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY/AFP

Two noteworthy comments

Chris Ardane writes on something previously known as Twitter:

I’m a photographer and understand (I think) Trumps popularity, but I’ve got no answer to how the dude has a knack for producing iconic photos almost weekly. He’s a meme machine.

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore comments (on the same social media):

The Grand Prince of Kiev is received by the Holy Emperor of the Romans at the funeral of the Bishop of Rome….

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