FAKE NEWS: Journos Eat Crow After Mocking Trump For Feeding Fish In Japan
By Thomas Phippen
November 6, 2017
A number of journalists on Twitter lambasted President Donald Trump for pouring an entire box of food into a pond of precious Japanese koi, some even suspecting that amount of food could damage the fish.
As the meme spread through social media, other users joined in teasing Trump for improper conduct during the photo-op on his first state visit to Japan, until full video of the incident came out showing Trump was just following the example of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
‘Who knows more about feeding Asian Carp fish? Some Japan guy? Some fish? Or me, @realDonaldTrump, who invented fish?” #CrazyGettingCrazier pic.twitter.com/1NB24RgUkk
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) November 6, 2017
Trump scooped out some feed for the coy in the pond below before opting to just dump the whole box. Rex Tillerson, standing nearby, laughed.
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) November 6, 2017
Four stages of Trump’s latest diplomatic incident: Tokyo koi pond edition. pic.twitter.com/Bx3FsEoXyq
— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) November 6, 2017
The full video of the fish-feeding photo-op at Akasaka Palace koi pond shows clearly that Trump followed Abe’s lead in dumping the box of fish food into the pond.
Trump and Japan PM Shinzo Ave decide to dump entire boxes of fish food into a koi pond at the Japanese palace. pic.twitter.com/aPAP6IdRhP
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 6, 2017
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