Thailand's prime minister used an actual cut-out of himself to escape the media

Politicians evading questions from the media is nothing new.

Waffling, obscure answers, walk-outs, diversions -- these tactics have all been around for decades.

What hasn't been around for decades is the tactic of placing a full, life-size cardboard cutout of yourself in front a group of waiting journalists and telling them to "ask this guy" before you casually peace out.

Well, here to prove that there's a first time for everything is Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha:

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That footage was taken in Bangkok on Monday. NBC's video of Prayut casually wandering off has since been shared on Twitter over 6,600 times and made into a Moment.

It's worth noting that Prayut's decision has been criticised by a researcher for Human Rights Watch as showing "contempt of media criticism and scrutiny", Reuters reports.

On social media, meanwhile, many people had the same response:

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Maybe, somewhere in America, another world leader is currently ordering a cutout of himself as we speak...