Donald Trump welcomed the prime minister of Greece to the White House Tuesday by saying the United States was very proud of the country and “the comeback” it is making.
From 2010-2018, Greece survived on bailout loans from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund.
It exited the rescue program more than a year ago, but remains under strict supervision from lenders and has committed to achieving stringent budget targets for years to come.
Trump and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met at a time of high stakes in the Mediterranean region. The Harvard-educated Mitsotakis said his country was “following a recipe” that has worked in the United States, including lower taxes, and the Greek economy has reacted positively.
Mitsotakis said he was looking for Trump’s support in calling on American companies to invest in Greece. Mitsotakis won office pledging to make the country more-business friendly, cut taxes and modernize Greece’s antiquated bureaucracy.
But that isn’t what most people were talking about on Twitter.
Melania Trump was also present in the Oval Office meeting, which is customary when the spouse of the visiting leader is also present.
But Melania basically sat there with a dour face the entire time, and made Twitter wonder why exactly she was there.
Take a look:
does anyone know why melania was in the meeting with the greek pm today? she's usually not there for this stuff.
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) January 7, 2020 [1]
POTUS doing standup for press while visiting with Greek PM in oval — anyone know why Melania is in this meeting?
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) January 7, 2020 [2]
Why is @FLOTUS [3] Melania Trump on that meeting with Trump and Greek Prez. She's sitting there looking lost and clueless#TuesdayThoughts [4] #TuesdayMotivation [5]
— Kikkay (@NikkisBubble) January 7, 2020 [6]
What the hell is his handler Melania doing in this meeting??
— PCR RitesGood (@pcrritesgood) January 7, 2020 [7]
She didn't like being there, that face makes it obvious.
— sнεℓℓүвεε🆘🐴🐱🐍🐝🦂 (@PscifiloverB) January 7, 2020 [8]
Why is Melanoma wrapped in a horse blanket?
— IMPEACHandARREST (@noah_zoey) January 7, 2020 [9]
Why is ex-escort Melanie there? (And why is she wearing a blanket?)
— Ann Lewis Hamilton (@AnnLHamilton) January 7, 2020 [10]
WTH is Melania doing there? She gonna pledge to piss on the world again? 🙄
— 🌊 Shane 🌊 🆘️🍑🏳️🌈 (@egheitasean) January 7, 2020 [11]
Melania always looks mortified when he's talking about military action. If we're right that she's been abused, she knows what evil crimes he's capable of… Scary.
— Laura Persister (@Laura_Persister) January 7, 2020 [12]
Why is Melania there? You didn't see Michelle having to ride herd on Barack Obama.
— Churchlady320 (@churchlady320) January 7, 2020 [13]
Why is the first ex-hooker there….
— Mes2316 💙🌊⚖️♒️ (@Mes23161) January 7, 2020 [14]