President Obama Ignores & Snubs Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi at G7 Summit | VIDEO

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President Obama Ignores & Snubs Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi at G7 Summit | VIDEO Did Obama give Iraqi PM Abadi the cold shoulder at G7 summit? WASHINGTON – Did President Obama give Iraq’s prime minister the cold shoulder? Video from the G-7 summit in Germany appears to show Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi trying to get a word in with the U.S. president after world leaders were gathered for a group photo. Obama can be seen on a bench chatting it up with Italy’s prime minister and Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the IMF – when al-Abadi and his translator take a seat next to Obama. As Obama and the other leaders huddle to talk, Obama appears unaware of Abadi, who awkwardly sits about a foot away with his translator and waits to get the president’s attention. It never happens. When Obama, Lagarde and Italy's Mario Renzi stand up, so does Abadi – though he is still ignored. Finally, Abadi looks at his watch, his translator lifts his hands in the air and shrugs, and the two walk away. The two eventually got to talk. Obama shortly afterward held a formal sit-down meeting with al-Abadi, who has been pleading for additional international assistance in confronting the Islamic State. The two leaders also met at the White House in April but Monday's meeting was the first between the two after ISIS militants took control of Ramadi. Fox, CNN Hype Obama’s ‘Awkward Moment’ with Iraqi PM at G7 Summit As often happens during major gatherings of world leaders, U.S. media is on the lookout today for any hints of “awkwardness” between President Barack Obama and the other prominent figures at today’s G7 Summit in Germany. And they found what they were looking for in a few seconds of video in which Iraq’s new prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, puts in minimal effort to make some pre-meeting small talk with Obama before giving up and walking away. “The president was sort of, sitting down having conversations with other world leaders when the Iraqi prime minister sort of sidled up right behind, obviously waiting to get the president’s attention,” reporter Kevin Corke said. “The president never turned back. Either he didn’t see him or didn’t acknowledge that he was there. And after a certain while, he sort of looked at his watch and his interpreter kind of raised his palms to the sky and say, ‘what gives?’ “An awkward moment to say the least,” he continued. “And we look forward to hearing the president’s explanation for what could certainly be perceived as a snub.” “Yeah, maybe he didn’t see him,” anchor Gregg Jarrett said, dismissing the importance of what has just been reported before changing the subject. Less than 10 minutes later, CNN’s Carol Costello was on the case, calling the “possible snub” a “sign things aren’t going so great” in the discussions between the U.S. and Iraq on how to handle ISIS. “It was awkward, but was it a snub?” she asked reporter Jim Acosta after analyzing the tape. “I think it’s more hashtag awkward,” Acosta said, implying that people are perhaps making too much of the moment. “You know, they try so hard to carefully craft the photo opportunities for these leaders of this G7 Summit and things sometimes go awry and I think that’s the case here.” He pointed out that earlier in the day, Obama did have a choreographed handshake photo-op with al-Abadi. “I think the evidence shows that it’s probably not a snub, just an awkward moment where the president did not even realize that the Iraqi prime minister was behind him,” Acosta concluded. So, to sum up, nothing happened and everything’s cool. 2015 june full footage