Singapore Prime Minister's day at White House as Instagram shooter

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posting Instagram photos? Interesting, but not unusual. He does it all the time. But Singapore’s leader posting them from

Published on: Aug 4, 2016, 07:10:25 IST

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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posting Instagram photos? Interesting, but not unusual. He does it all the time. But Singapore’s leader posting them from inside the White House, on the official presidential residence account? Now that’s a different story.

Lee, who is on a state visit to the United States, posted a photo of himself lounging on a floral sofa at the president’s guest-house on Tuesday, with the caption: “Stay tuned today as the White House and I do a mutual takeover of our Instagram accounts!”

Essentially, it meant Lee took over the White House account and had the freedom to post any picture he wanted. Ditto, the White House with his account. Local media reported that the swap was to last a day. Many followers of the official White House handle greeted Lee with words of welcome. “I hope that you enjoy our country as much as I enjoyed being in yours ,” Samantha Kelly posted.

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