Some poor guy had to sit between Trump and South Korea's president for a 'casual' meal

He sat there while the world leaders talked across him.
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Victoria Ho
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Oh man, imagine having to be this guy.

On Tuesday, U.S. president Donald Trump stopped by military base Camp Humphreys for lunch, during his official visit to South Korea.

For some reason, they sat one single soldier between Trump and South Korean president, Moon Jae-in. So that guy sat awkwardly while Trump and Moon talked across him.

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A video clip of the incident has been picked up on South Korean TV, highlighting the poor guy's stunned expression as he sat between the two world leaders, apparently too terrified to eat.

According to Stars and Stripes, Trump was joining the troops for Taco Tuesday, and had tacos, a burrito and curly fries for lunch.

Camp Humphreys is the U.S.'s largest overseas military base, a sprawling 3,454 acre facility with 500 buildings. It sits 60 miles from the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

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Victoria Ho

Victoria Ho is Mashable's Asia Editor, based in Singapore. She previously reported on news and tech at The Business Times, TechCrunch and ZDNet. When she isn't writing, she's making music with her band

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