The former official White House photographer under the Obama administration threw some serious shade at President Trump on Instagram Monday with an old photo of Barack Obama using a cellphone in office.
The caption: “Glad he only tweeted out facts with his device.”
Glad he only tweeted out facts with his device.A post shared by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Mar 13, 2017 at 1:05pm PDT
Pete Souza has been using his Instagram account to subtly — and not-so-subtly — troll the Trump White House during periods of bad headlines with parallel photos of Obama in similar situations.
After photos were posted online that appeared to show Trump getting briefed in public at his Mar-a-Lago resort following a North Korean missile launch, Souza fired back with an image of Obama having a discussion on the road in a “private, secure location set up onsite.”
When we were on the road, national security discussions and head of state phone calls were conducted in a private, secure location set up onsite. Everyone had to leave their Blackberry outside the area. In this photo, which was taken in March 2011 and subsequently released, the President holds a discussion in El Salvador following a conference call with his full national security team.A post shared by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Feb 13, 2017 at 1:39pm PST
In another instance, after reports that Trump had had a heated discussion with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Souza posted a photo of Obama laughing with Australian leader.
Talking with then Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand, left, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia last September at the ASEAN gala dinner.A post shared by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Feb 2, 2017 at 2:21pm PST
And after Trump was photographed in the Oval Office surrounded only by male advisers, Souza posted a photo of Obama also in the Oval, with his advisers all in heels.
Meeting with top advisors. This is a full-frame picture. I guess you'd say I was trying to make a point.A post shared by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Feb 6, 2017 at 9:29am PST
