Obama's official White House photographer is Insta-trolling Trump
The former chief photographer for Barack Obama in the White House is throwing some serious shade at President Trump on Instagram, according to many of his followers.
As many eagle-eyed people noticed and mentioned in the comments, photographer Pete Souza, who has 824,000 followers on his account, might have set up one of the biggest TTs (#ThrowbackThursday) in the history of the social network.
The timing of some of his posts, which mainly consist of intimate peeks at the former president's life in the White House, is coincidental to say the least. As President Donald Trump signs executive orders and outlines policy, Souza drops perfectly timed images of Obama's time in office.
Since the first obvious dig in late January, the examples have continued to pile up.
In reaction to Trump's controversial executive order on Jan. 27, which barred entry to the US from seven majority-Muslims countries, Souza posted a picture of Obama laughing with a girl in a headscarf. Subtle.
Next up, he posted a photo of Obama meeting Alex, a six-year-old boy who sent him a letter about Omran Daqneesh, the Syrian boy who became known globally after photos of him being loaded into an emergency vehicle went viral.
Then, after Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the supreme court, the photographer shared a photo of Obama with Merrick Garland, the former President's pick, with the caption "Merrick Garland. Just saying." Not so subtle.
The same day, Trump told Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto over the phone that he would send troops south of the border to take care of "bad hombres."
Souza shared a photo of Obama and Peña Nieto drinking tequila.
After Trump's bitter call with Malcolm Turnbull, the Australian prime minister, created waves across the world, Souza reacted by sharing a photo of Obama amiably chatting and laughing with his buddy Turnbull last September.
Souza lists his occupation as "TBD" -- to be determined. After his recent work, a career in social media might be on the horizon.
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