A leaked video of President Obama pumping iron in a Polish gym has got social media in a spin. Far from complimenting the leader on his workout, people poked fun at the ‘Nerd-in-Chief’ for emboldening the enemy with his ‘weedy’ weights routine.
President Obama came to Eastern Europe to reaffirm his commitment to NATO allies over the crisis in Ukrainian amid criticism in Washington that he is not taking a hard enough line.
However, leaked footage of the President’s workout in a Warsaw
hotel has got social media users questioning Obama’s tough-guy
image. The video shows Obama making his way around the gym in a
dark tracksuit, doing lunges and doing upper body exercises with
a range of weights.
It seems that most social media users were less than impressed by the president’s choice of weights.
Obama's workout video makes Jazzercise look masculine.
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) June 4, 2014
“You'll never have better arms than Michelle lifting like
that,” wrote one Twitter user, while others poked fun at
Obama’s workout face.
Lmao at Obama's workout outfit and his workout face. #tcot please focus on this instead of #Benghazipic.twitter.com/pMaw680rU2
— John Gregory (@JohnGregoryJr) June 4, 2014
Obama’s iron-pumping antics also prompted comparisons to Russian
President Vladimir Putin, famed for his topless photos out and
about in the Russian countryside.
Somewhere Vladimir Putin is cracking up watching the Obama workout video.
— Mike Loyko (@NEPD_Loyko) June 4, 2014
No sweat
The leaked footage provoked some speculation of a security
breach, but the American secret service said that no one in the
Marriot gym was barred from taking photos of the president.
“Hotel guests were not asked to leave the gym ... nor were
they asked to refrain from taking pictures,” Secret Service
spokesman Ed Donovan said.
According to security, visitors to the hotel as well as staff
were all screened in preparation for Obama’s visit and the
president was not in harm’s way.
Obama announced plans to channel up to $1 billion into boosting
the American military presence in Eastern Europe on Tuesday. He
made his statement at a military airport near Warsaw against the
backdrop of F-16 fighter jets.
The move is aimed at reaffirming Washington’s commitment to the
security to its NATO allies in light of the crisis in Ukraine.
The US has accused Russia of destabilizing the situation in
Ukraine and called for dialogue with President-elect Petro
Poroshenko. Russia has denied accusations it is behind the
ongoing crisis in Ukraine and urged the Kiev government to cease
the military operation in the east of the country.