News December 10, 2013

Photos: Obama 'soap opera' unfolds at Mandela memorial

President Barack Obama, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and an unidentified woman pose together for a "selfie" at the memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela. (AFP/Getty Images)

Meredith Jessup

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, it looks like the first lady has a few for her husband and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt...

This Obama - Danish PM thing has quickly become a real-time soap opera: pic.twitter.com/bHExijwgeG
— Karl Sharro (@KarlreMarks) December 10, 2013

Awkward!

In related news, President Obama also contributed to the disturbing trend of teenagers snapping selfies at funerals with Thorning-Schmidt and British PM David Cameron.

One last thing…

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