The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday, posted a photograph of himself on microblogging web site X (previously Twitter), sporting a black eyepatch over his proper eye, with purple scrape marks seen across the edge. Scholz sustained minor accidents after he fell whereas jogging in the course of the weekend.
“Thanks for the well-wishes. It looks worse than it is!” he posted, including, “Excited to see the memes.”
After posting the image, his submit flared up with a number of memes, together with depictions of a cartoon pirate waving a cutlass, a pirate steering a ship’s wheel, and even Scholz himself sporting a hat with a cranium and crossbones on it, whereas holding a sword.
There had been additionally messages wishing him a speedy restoration.
According to Scholz’s spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit, the Chancellor – who has been a daily runner for a number of years – was in good kind regardless of the damage, as per The Guardian.
“He planned to attend his scheduled appointments this week,” she added.
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Sep 5, 2023