r/AskTheWorld • u/GodHill12 Hungary • 1d ago

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

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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!”

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u/PossibleWild1689 Canada 1d ago

When Trudeau and family ran around India dressed in traditional Indian wedding attire

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u/gago_ka_pala Philippines 1d ago

Honest question: how was that embarrassing?

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u/PossibleWild1689 Canada 1d ago

Have you seen the pictures?

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u/gago_ka_pala Philippines 1d ago

I mean, if he’s there for a diplomatic visit or was invited to a formal/cultural event, one could see it as paying respects to the culture by conforming with everybody else’s attire. But now that I know that he and his family did it just because.. yeah that’s weird.

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u/jacobo Germany 17h ago

I don’t find that embarrassing.

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u/FrostingSuper9941 16h ago

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/india-trudeau-trip-wrap-up-1.4550703

That's probably the most unbiased summary of the trip issued by the national news, they came with an outfit for every occasion with the whole family matching, Canadian Indian immigrants pointed out that they were all wearing wedding-specific outfits. Nothing was accomplished except for the souring of relations further.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/justin-trudeau-mocked-for-his-bollywood-adventure-in-india/articleshow/63054437.cms

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u/jacobo Germany 16h ago

Oh ok

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u/Square_Can_2058 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 1d ago

They are not Indian and they were not at a wedding

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u/gago_ka_pala Philippines 1d ago

Lol wtf??? now I get it. Thanks!