The photo showed the men in a room where the lights had been dimmed as they “activated” the technology in the new center by placing their hands on a lighted world globe. According to the Saudi Gazette, the men kept their hands on the globe for roughly 4 minutes.
Many Twitter users compared Trump and the other two leaders to movie or comic book rogues, while others simply wondered what the lighted globe was.
It didn't take long for #orb to begin trending on Twitter.
Where have I seen that #TrumpInSaudi #Orb before? Oh yeah... pic.twitter.com/UegLaV0Ofu
— Josh (@a_nearby_josh) May 22, 2017
Just some billionaires, gathered in the dark, holding a glowing orb.#trump #orb pic.twitter.com/Os5sgwmnPE
— kt (@_itsmekt) May 22, 2017
I hate to be in the position of defending the man, but, you know, this whole #orb thing could have been much worse... pic.twitter.com/wa7zYnAn1y
— Paul Melancon (@PaulMelancon) May 21, 2017
I knew I'd seen this before.. #orb pic.twitter.com/pUDG2RRxrP
📺 (@cinegirl14)
it's totally the Orb of Peace from the end of The Phantom Menace pic.twitter.com/KuBEIfKWdY
— Will (@historicus91) May 21, 2017
Saudi Arabia was the first stop on Trump’s overseas tour. He is in Israel on Monday and will visit Vatican City, Brussels, and Sicily before returning to the United States.
"Everyone grab on to the cosmic sphere. It's much better than a cosmic cube...believe me!" (HT @PresVillain) #HailHydra pic.twitter.com/7jKLQIdXRt
— Ben Gross (@bhgross144) May 21, 2017
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