'We've all been there Angela': Merkel rolls her eyes at Putin and the Internet couldn't handle it
"That Angela Merkel eye-roll is what's going to get me through the day", one person tweeted.
While the world waited with baited breath to scrutinize the first face-to-face encounter between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, cameras at the G20 summit happened to catch another brief yet hilarious interaction on Friday (7 July) between two global leaders.
Putin was filmed discussing something with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the host of the Group of 20 summit, with one hand in his pocket and gesturing with the other. Merkel, however, did not seem to be too pleased with the discussion and appeared to roll her eyes before nodding at the Russian leader as he continues to talk.
Merkel's "epic" reaction had already taken Twitter by storm with many attempting to decipher what the conversation topic was that triggered the eye roll.
"Putin is explaining how he gets his chest so shiny by rubbing baby oil on it before he goes outdoors to show it off", one Twitter user mused.

Some theorized that the two leaders were probably talking about President Trump. One person speculated that the two were discussing "how Trump gets his hair so high and to curve over".
"And then I told him how much I loved him on the Apprentice and he just melted..." another person wrote.
The clip quickly went viral, with many women identifying with Merkel's reaction as a response to Putin "mansplaining" something.
Journalist Nicola Slawson tweeted: "We've all been there Angela." One Twitter user wrote: "Merkel's eye roll is all of us".
"She's neck and neck with Ms Poland for my favourite person of the summit," another tweeted.
This is the appropriate way to react to Putin. pic.twitter.com/8ecnQI73DE
— Alt. Sean Spicer (@AltUSPressSec) July 7, 2017
Merkel gave Putin an eye roll for the ages pic.twitter.com/P3EC80erf6
— Colin Jones (@colinjones) July 7, 2017
Merkel rolls her eyes; Trump rolls over.
— Pittsburgher (@SLCJCC) July 7, 2017
The Angela Merkel eye roll deserves its own Nobel Prize. h/t @ehosseh pic.twitter.com/NOIgDfGwr6
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) July 7, 2017
— KaCey (@sunshiine_413) July 7, 2017
Putin explaining to Angela Merkel how ballistic missiles work pic.twitter.com/WYaK2Hp1S3
— Jenna Abrams (@Jenn_Abrams) July 7, 2017
PUTIN: And then I said âletâs compare hand sizesâ
— shauna (@goldengateblond) July 7, 2017
MERKEL: ... pic.twitter.com/7d3ymG9hLG
Merkel: "The thing is for Germans this really matters"
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) July 7, 2017
Putin: "All Europeans Matter, Angela"
Merkel: *eyeroll*
Merkel's deep breath and eyeroll is ð¥ð¥ð¥ pic.twitter.com/x75ndRC3z9
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) July 7, 2017
Merkel Eye Roll⢠enters history. Thankyou :)
— Belinda Barnet (@manjusrii) July 8, 2017
I love her, she and Hillary would have made us proud at this summit. Instead of a bumbling fool who wanders around aimlessly looking stupid.
— doris jane franklin (@donewithorange) July 7, 2017
Can we do a leader exchange, please? US gets Merkel, Germany gets Trump. No? Had to ask
— Matt Cowlishaw (@MattCowlis) July 7, 2017
What it's like to be the leader of the free world and have a man explain stuff to you with his hand. #eyeroll #Russia https://t.co/WXZbHKRjnr
— Sabra Ayres (@SabraAyres) July 7, 2017
JeSuisMerkel https://t.co/rT6G7p6pWC
— Pedro Andrade (@pedroandradetv) July 7, 2017
That Angela Merkel eye-roll is what's going to get me through the day.
— covfefebyte â¡ï¸ (@cenobyte) July 7, 2017
Angela Merkel is every super-qualified woman at a conference or academic conference or industry party https://t.co/hWB732KK5H
— Ashley Csanady (@AshleyCsanady) July 7, 2017
Who run the world? #MerkleFierce pic.twitter.com/fXge78YVsQ
— Tobias King (@logic_avenger) July 7, 2017
Love this woman...she knows bullsh*t when she hears.
— Sandra Sisti (@SandraSisti1) July 7, 2017
Angela #Merkel needs a drink after listening to all the #Mansplaining at the #G20summit pic.twitter.com/1KqNH0B1pM
— Kat (@katsterevin) July 7, 2017
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