WATCH: EU chief snubbed during visit with Turkish president

The EU Commission president was “surprised” after she was left without a seat during an official visit with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and her fellow EU counterpart in Turkey.
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21 comments

    1. Yes but a few years ago in a similar meeting three chairs were laid out, it was a clear snub against her/the EU. Plus Charles Michel sat down instead of her when she is the ‘main’ president.

    2. @Alexey Andre I thought the reason why they didn’t put three chairs out is because of having to socially distance

  1. Erdogan is an old school slime ball sending his weird message. She should have got back on her jet and headed out.

  2. Humiliation is defined as the emotion you feel when your status is lowered in front of others. Bravo Erdogan.

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