Yeah, I didn’t think so either. But that’s how Secretary of State John Kerry is characterizing a caught-on-tape gaffe in Poland that caused him a wee-bit of embarrassment yesterday. Brian Ries of Mashable was the first to notice the Snoozing Secretary, and immediately posted the above GIF, along with this tweet:
Secretary of State @JohnKerry taking a power nap in Warsaw (in his defense…long flight!) http://t.co/lWBap3rXRp
— Brian Rie$ (@moneyries) June 3, 2014
And that’s what prompted John Kerry himself to tweet this back in response:
.@moneyries just a really long blink!
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) June 3, 2014
Thus, Nap-Gate…or Snooze-Gate…or whatever “Gate” this will inevitably be called…was born. And if this video doesn’t convince you that the Ketchup King was trying to sneak a few Z’s in, well then, nothing will:
It’s okay, Johnny-Boy! Jet-lag affects even the best of us, and I can only imagine the sheer boredom you must be experiencing any time you’re forced to listen to someone ramble on who isn’t yourself.
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