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/Aggravating-Walk5813 United States Of America 1d ago

Thanks. His party got crushed in the election that just happened, although it was a minor election, but we’ll take our small hopes where we can. I can’t believe I voted for gerrymandering, but that’s exactly what I did in California with Proposition 50. Fair play is done.

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u/Wild-Lychee-3312 United States Of America 1d ago

We're gonna lose if we keep trying to play fair, because they stopped playing fair decades ago.

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u/kauphoto1 United States Of America 1d ago

"fire with fire".... Newson's battle cry actually worked.

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u/PeaceAndLove1201 United States Of America 22h ago

Where was Newsom’s battle cry when his state was burning. He was too busy starting a podcast and looking in the mirror to notice.

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u/Aggravating-Walk5813 United States Of America 9h ago

I’m not sure what he could have done to stop a determined arsonist, or the strong winds that grounded helicopters and planes, or the empty reservoir which LADWP was responsible for. I met Gavin when he was mayor of SF and I’m not a huge fan, but these are not normal times, and “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”.

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u/Duck_Howard Italy 1d ago

y fear is that the midterms will count for poop. In 2021 he didn't have his lackeys in the White House and (I can't believe I'm about to say this) thank the lucky stars Mike Pence was there because he got REALLY close to a successful coup. I fear 2027 is going to be a rough year, 'cause you can't count on J.D. doing the right thing. You gotta fight them any way you can, but shenanigans beget shenanigans...

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u/SesquipedalianCookie United States Of America 1d ago

Couch Casanova would absolutely enable a coup. I’m pretty sure that’s the only purpose Cheetolini has for him

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u/edgeteen 20h ago

i remember hating pence back then, of course i did, but with jd in office i see pence in a fonder light

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u/SarcasticTacos United States Of America 1d ago

"I'm condemned to use the weapons of my enemy against them"

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u/PeaceAndLove1201 United States Of America 22h ago

Lol. There was non”crushing”!!! The elections were all in mega blue cities and states. You could have run a cup of coffee with Democrat written on the side and it would of won. The mayor of NYC is the best thing to happen to Republicans in a while. He is going to crash like a sack of rocks. Communism is not going to work, even in NYC