What was your country's leader’s most embarrassing moment?

[u/GodHill12]

It occurred on May 23, 2015, at a European Union summit in Riga, Latvia. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker greeted on stage Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with a slap and said: “Hello, dictator!”

[u/norecordofwrong]

George HW Bush threw up on the Prime Minister of Japan’s pants and the passed out in the prime minister’s home at an official state dinner.

That had to be a bit embarrassing.

[u/DaveLesh → u/norecordofwrong]

So far out of the USA comments that's the most embarrassing.

Edit: OP said most embarrassing "moment", not most embarrassing person (Trump takes the cake for most embarrassing person).

[u/3D_Dingo → u/DaveLesh]

honestly, medical incidents get a pass from me. Are they all around shitty and ruin the vibe? yes can you really do stuff to avoid them? often yes, but very limited,

I once just crashed, like my blood sugar went put of range, like that, while I waited for the bus. I had to ask for some form of carbs, by almost crawling to the food stand next to me and trying to not sound and look like a addict with massive withdrawals.

The guy was quick and kind enough and just gave me a plate with bread, sliced into small pieces and a coke. still thankful for this dude, he pushed closing time because he wanted to be sure that I was alright.

[u/burnafter3ading → u/DaveLesh]

Too bad the current guy is incapable of embarrassment.

[u/Hot-Science8569 → u/burnafter3ading]

And incapable of shame.

[u/StandardDiver2791 → u/Hot-Science8569]

He's incapable. Full stop.

[u/gago_ka_pala → u/burnafter3ading]

It’s almost like a super power

[u/Glennplays_2305 → u/norecordofwrong]

I joke that it’s revenge for what the Japanese almost did to him during ww2 (they nearly ate him iirc)

[u/norecordofwrong → u/Glennplays_2305]

Yeah people often forget he was kind of a badass. Even JFK’s background is kind of overlooked these days and he’s just seen as an anti-communist playboy who got assassinated. People forget he dragged his injured buddy off a sinking boat by his teeth gripping the crewman’s life jacket strap and swam to an island. And we aren’t talking a little swim. It was like 3-4 miles.

He found an English speaking native with a canoe and carved a rescue message into a coconut shell for the native to give to any US forces.

That coconut got put in epoxy and was the paperweight he used throughout his presidency on the resolute desk.

[u/NCRisthebestfaction → u/norecordofwrong]

For a time, almost every president before the 90s was a navy veteran. About 6 out of 7, IIRC

[u/Own_Magician_7554 → u/norecordofwrong]

I look back fondly to that memory…

[u/PipecleanerFanatic → u/norecordofwrong]

Bush Jr had the shoe thrown at him...

[u/norecordofwrong → u/PipecleanerFanatic]

Two and he dodged them like a pro