Former official White House photographer Pete Souza captured many beautiful and memorable moments during ex-POTUS Barack Obama's presidency. However, even with Obama out of the White House, Pete Souza's pictures of his former boss haven't dried up. The photographer has been posting several old pictures of Obama on Instagram and clever netizens were quick to realise there was a certain pattern to the photo sharing. Turns out, Mr Souza has been subtly throwing shade at current US President Donald Trump through his pictures. Every time President Trump has a controversial moment, an old picture of Barack Obama seems to pop up.
A week later, he shared this photo of former POTUS meeting Alex, the six-year-old boy who wrote him a letter about Syrian boy Omar Daqneesh. Pictures and videos of Omar sitting stunned in an ambulance after being rescued went viral last year.
Pete Souza had also posted this photo, taken in 2013, of Barack Obama sampling tequila with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. The photo was posted after the Mexican President cancelled a planned visit to the White House after President Trump signed an executive order on January 25 approving the construction of a wall along the US-Mexico border. President Trump had insisted Mexico fund the construction but Mexican officials refused to do so.
The photographer shared this photo, captioned, "Those damn lights," following a New York Times article which claims: Aides confer in the dark because they cannot figure out how to operate the light switches in the cabinet room.
Then there was this picture of Barack Obama with New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. This picture came after reports that President Trump had hung up on the Australian Prime Minister after discussing a refugee agreement over the phone.
"This guy keeps throwing shade at Trump," says one commenter on Souza's pictures on Instagram. "Your subtle trolling is giving me life!" says another. "Thank you for your meaningful posts," an Instagram user says on one of the photos. "Oh Pete. I do love your work. And your great sense of humor," says another.
A week later, he shared this photo of former POTUS meeting Alex, the six-year-old boy who wrote him a letter about Syrian boy Omar Daqneesh. Pictures and videos of Omar sitting stunned in an ambulance after being rescued went viral last year.
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Pete Souza had also posted this photo, taken in 2013, of Barack Obama sampling tequila with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. The photo was posted after the Mexican President cancelled a planned visit to the White House after President Trump signed an executive order on January 25 approving the construction of a wall along the US-Mexico border. President Trump had insisted Mexico fund the construction but Mexican officials refused to do so.
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The photographer shared this photo, captioned, "Those damn lights," following a New York Times article which claims: Aides confer in the dark because they cannot figure out how to operate the light switches in the cabinet room.
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Then there was this picture of Barack Obama with New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. This picture came after reports that President Trump had hung up on the Australian Prime Minister after discussing a refugee agreement over the phone.
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"This guy keeps throwing shade at Trump," says one commenter on Souza's pictures on Instagram. "Your subtle trolling is giving me life!" says another. "Thank you for your meaningful posts," an Instagram user says on one of the photos. "Oh Pete. I do love your work. And your great sense of humor," says another.
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