President Obama made lots of headlines last year when he took a snapshot of himself with several other politicians during Nelson Mandela's funeral. Barack Obama Takes 'Funeral Selfie' At Nelson Mandela's Funeral While Michelle's fashion faux pas incidents seemed most often to be a matter of whether people approved of her looks, Melania's have often had more to do with whether her outfits were appropriate. More like pointing out Progressive's hypocrisy. Obviously it didn't work,' according to BBC News.Ģ. And yet Republicans cant let go of this Obama faux pas after 12 years but are on here defending why people shouldn't make fun of Trump on something that happened hours ago. But the situation has gotten so urgent that Obama did take time off from his golf game to praise the Phoenix Suns for protesting Arizona’s new immigration law. Bush tried to escape reporters after a press conference in Beijing after a long flight, but his plan seemed to be foiled by the locked double-doors.īush simply said, 'I was trying to escape. To show his concern, Obama is thinking about returning some of the nearly 1 million the oil industry donated to his campaign.

Bush Gets 'Locked Out' in Chinese State Visit and his faux pas provided conservative talk radio personalities with more fodder, one more reason to attack the liberal Illinois senator's presidential. However, Michelle Obama has opened up about the epic faux pas she made when. President Gerald Ford Trips Down the Steps of Air Force OneĪt least he didn't take the First Lady down with him.ģ. As Obama began wrapping up his toast, he paused and said, To her majesty, the queen a phrase that prompted the band to play God Save the Queen, even though. So naturally, when the two worlds collided a few years back, we were all over it. But in 2009 when First Lady Michelle Obama visited Her Majesty, she broke royal protocol by giving the Queen a full-on embrace.Ĥ. In British custom, the queen is generally an untouchable figure, according to a profile in TIME Magazine on the subject. Misspells Advice in Letter to Fan Burns 9,000 Gallons of Jet Fuel on Earth Day Jabs at Special Olympics on Whirlwind TV. many responded by criticizing the president for the major faux pas. First Lady Michelle Obama Hugs Queen Elizabeth II. Obama is caught taking a selfie with foreign dignitaries at Mandela's memorial service. In case you missed it, here's President Obama's offending Instagram:īut while our nation focused on President Obama's less-than-courteous gesture, here are five presidential (and first lady) faux pas you missed in light of 'latte-gate.'ĥ.

President Obama's 'latte salute' has got the Internet tweeting, Instagramming, and Facebooking about how he should be more diplomatic with members of our military.