The “special relationship” between the United States and the United Kingdom has not thrived under President Obama.
The president arrived in London on Friday and, according to a White House statement, presented Queen Elizabeth II with a photo album for her 90th birthday. CNN’s Jake Tapper tweeted out the official statement from the White House.
Birthday presents for the Queen from the Obamas pic.twitter.com/NvPkU3RWDl
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 22, 2016
Notice anything strange?
An editor’s note, perhaps, that somehow slipped through to the final draft? Perhaps a member of the White House press office thought “close friendship” might be a bit overwrought—best to run it by the boss. A Freudian slip, it would seem.
To Obama’s credit, I suppose, a fancy photo album sounds like a much nicer birthday present than an iPod full of Obama’s speeches.
