Angela Merkel fits right in at German gaming expo, tries 'Farming Simulator'

'Farming Simulator' is her jam.
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Kellen Beck
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Angela Merkel fits right in at German gaming expo, tries 'Farming Simulator'
German chancellor Angela Merkel at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Credit: Rainer Keuenhof/action press/REX/Shutterstock

Apparently German chancellor Angela Merkel loves video games.

Merkel opened this year's Gamescom -- a consumer video game trade show that has been held in Cologne, Germany every year since 2009 -- and stuck around to see some cosplayers and even get her hands on some games. Of course, people on Twitter captured some of her best moments.

Here is the leader of Germany surrounded by cosplayers from Overwatch, Final Fantasy, Horizon Zero Dawn, Super Mario, and more.

Here she is next to a Minecraft recreation of herself and the Reichstag (the German capital building).

And here she is enjoying a trailer for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Origins game.

The only game that we have photographical evidence of Merkel actually playing at Gamescom is... Farming Simulator?

The crowd seemed pretty chill about Merkel walking around the show floor.

It makes one wonder what kind of scene would ensue if U.S. president Donald Trump walked around the E3 show floor.

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Kellen Beck

Kellen is a science reporter at Mashable, covering space, environmentalism, sustainability, and future tech. Previously, Kellen has covered entertainment, gaming, esports, and consumer tech at Mashable. Follow him on Twitter @Kellenbeck

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