President Donald Trump invited media into the Oval Office to observe a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in this morning, but while the leaders wished to talk about trade negotiations and North Korea, the photo opportunity began in a frenzy as a lamp was nearly knocked off a table, which clearly did not amuse the U.S. president. <\/p>\n
The scrum was larger than normal in order to accommodate a large contingency of foreign reporters -- many of whom were unfamiliar with news gathering at the White House. <\/p>\n
As members of the White House and foreign press corps jostled for position in the Oval Office, the crush of journalists appeared to slide a couch into an end table next to the president. The collision caused a lamp to wobble, and Keith Schiller, the presidents director of Oval Office operations, can be seen in video catching the lamp before it falls into the presidents lap. <\/p>\n
Trumps patience seemed to quickly wear thin, and he attempted to restore order. <\/p>\n
Easy, fellas, the president said, appearing quite annoyed by the hysteria. Hey, fellas, easy! Fellas, easy! <\/p>\n
You guys are getting worse, Trump mulled. They knocked the table down. <\/p>\n
Then Trump told Moon, It's actually a very friendly press. Don't let that get you. Although we just lost a table. <\/p>\n
Finally, the excitement settled down and the presidents each proceeded to deliver remarks, with Trump expressing optimism on trade and revealing that the duo would discuss a range of options to counter the growing menace posed by a nuclear North Korea. <\/p>\n
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