Donald Trump G7 Meme of Angela Merkel Photo Becomes Highlight of the Summit
It's like a renaissance painting.

You may or may not have heard that the G7 summit took place on June 8th and 9th in Canada, and that it unwittingly sparked one of the best memes of the year. To put it as simply as possible, the G7 (Group of Seven) is a summit at which some of the leaders of the most powerful industrialized nations in the world meet and discuss policy positions. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was there, as was United States President Donald Trump. And the G7 meme of the Merkel and Trump photo that came out of the event is really something to behold.
In the original photo reportedly taken by Jesco Denzel on June 9, Merkel and other world leaders — who included British Prime Minister Theresa May, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, among others — are all standing around a table, while Trump sits in a nearby chair, arms crossed.
I don’t care if you only had a starter. We all agreed to split the bill equally. #G7 pic.twitter.com/6vXsxiqdtX
— Vicki Young (@BBCVickiYoung) June 9, 2018
In fact, Merkel is seen leaning on the table looking straight at Trump while also appearing very much in charge. In the photo, Trump seems a little…I don’t know, petulant? Defensive? You’d have to ask a body language expert about Trump on this one, but he certainly doesn’t seem all that comfortable when compared to Merkel.
As these images so often do, the G7 photo of Merkel and Trump quickly became a meme.
Best. photoshop. Ever. #g7 pic.twitter.com/B7Fzkk7D52
— Daniel Emery (@DemeryUK) June 10, 2018
Naturally, the meme-ified version of the photo arguably wound up becoming one of the best highlights of the G7 summit, as evidenced below.
This is a Renaissance era painting from the G7 pic.twitter.com/vMYedZzerL
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) June 9, 2018
There were the art history references:
When Art History comes for you. pic.twitter.com/kCeq9nLqiy
— Cameron Bailey (@cameron_tiff) June 10, 2018
The appearance of a teddy bear in Trump’s arms:
G7 Summit pic.twitter.com/HAiFItZn0q
— Professional Heckler (@HecklerForever) June 10, 2018
The inevitable Simpsons comparison:
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) June 9, 2018
And, of course, Trump as an actual human baby:
Made a couple of changes to this photo from G7 in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada. No offense to toddlers and babies. #FunWithPhotoshop #G7Summit #Trump pic.twitter.com/Uu6pe6OEIu
— Randall Stephens (@Randall_Stps) June 9, 2018
No matter what political results or policy agreements came out of the G7 summit, we will always have this meme. The internet is certainly going to make damn sure all of the people in the photo can’t forget this moment anytime soon.