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Handshake Blunder & Paper-Chasing Politics: Starmer’s G7 Faceplants Go Viral


Handshake Blunder & Paper-Chasing Politics: Starmer’s G7 Faceplants Go Viral: During what should’ve been a smooth and polished photo op in Canada, Starmer confidently marched up to greet who he thought was South Korea’s President. Problem is—it wasn’t. It was just the interpreter. And while the real President, Lee Jae-myung, stood politely (and awkwardly) in the background, Starmer locked eyes with the wrong guy, smiled wide, and gave him the kind of firm handshake usually reserved for actual heads of state. The whole thing dragged on for several seconds before the real President stepped in like someone trying to reclaim his seat at a dinner table someone else just sat at.

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