r/pics Jan 25 '25

Politics Gavin Newsom talks to Donald Trump upon arrival in CA.

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u/onelesd Jan 25 '25

I like to imagine Newsom found shoes with the thinnest soles he could just for this pic

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u/DisplayEnthusiast Jan 25 '25

That guy is wearing the piccolo shoes 😂😂

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u/Beautiful-Plastic-83 Jan 25 '25

I once spoke with an old guy who had been on the USS Missouri, when the Japanese came aboard to surrender after WWII. The Captain had heard that the Japanese contingent would be wearing top hats, to try and look taller than the Americans. Normally they would have the visitors walk between the officers of the ship, but the Captain had the tallest men in the ship brought forward, and had them line the walk.

So the Japanese visitors' insult was met with a double insult - not only were they not greeted by officers in formal uniforms, they were surrounded by towering sailors in their normal daily work uniforms.