US President Donald Trump was holding a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto
In an addition to the list of awkward moments courtesy Donald Trump, the US President mixed up two Finnish reporters. During a joint press conference at the White House with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Mr Trump mistakenly thought the two journalists, both blonde, were the same people.
As Mr Niinisto invited a journalist to ask a question, Mr Trump scoffed. "Again? You're going to give her the same one?" he interrupted, believing his Baltic counterpart had chosen the same reporter for a second time.
Then came the all-important correction.
"No, she is not the same lady. They are just sitting side by side," Mr Niinisto awkwardly corrected Mr Trump.
When the reporter got the mic, this was her witty response that cracked up the entire room.
"We have a lot of blonde women in Finland" said Maria Annala, a Finnish journalist based in Boston, who was in a black jacket and pink top. Mr Trump had seemingly confused her with Paula Vilen of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, who was wearing a red jacket and white top. Both women, though they happen to have blonde hair, are clearly not the same person.
Maria Annala (left) and Paula Vilen at the joint press conference at The White House
In case there was any lingering confusion, a journalist posted a photo of the two Finnish reporters standing side by side.
Twitter quickly jumped in with their take on the cringeworthy moment:
And then someone refreshed everyone's memory about the fiasco with the Irish reporter
Back in June, Donald Trump singled out an
Irish journalist at the Oval Office and complimented her on her "nice smile" while on the phone with Ireland Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.Click for more
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