Politics: “So You Actually Talk to the New Zealanders” – Obama to Turnbull
During a quiet moment at the Apec summit in Manila, microphones picked up Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull and US President Barack Obama chatting like any pair of old geezers might, about bilaterals and what have you, and Obama has the gall to say “You actually talk to the New Zealanders?”
He’s kidding, relax, he’s kidding. Pretty sure he’s kidding.
They exchange pleasantries about their mutual pal, good friend, role model, wonderful guy and golf buddy John Key.
Or John Keys, as our Australian friends at ABC News like to put it.
https://www.facebook.com/abcnews.au/videos/10154567549334988/
See also: Great Microphone Gaffes in History
Via ABC News.
Toby Manhire
Toby Manhire is editor-at-large at The Spinoff. He loves to cast a pod, whether it's Gone By Lunchtime, At Large or Juggernaut. He is a former editor of The Spinoff and has worked as a journalist in NZ and the UK since the last millennium.
