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'All hail the orb': Donald Trump mocked over bizarre photo of him rubbing a glowing globe

EPA
EPA

Donald Trump has been relentlessly mocked on social media and likened to a film villain after a bizarre photo emerged of him rubbing a glowing orb.

The US leader was pictured alongside Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi at a summit in Riyadh with their hands on the bright ball.

Taken during a summit in Riyadh during his state tour, Mr Trump was on a visit to a new anti-extremism centre at the time.

As part of the opening ceremony, the three men placed their hands on the glowing globe.

But the simple explanation did not stop the image becoming an instant meme.

Many people invented previous tweets from the President. One simply read: “All hail orb.”

Another said: “Disgusting of Barack Obama to touch the Saudi orb.

“I would never touch the precious orb despite its immense and alluring power.”

Other tweets continued on a similar theme.

Another tweeter likened the scene to something from the Lord of the Rings.

Some people even suggested it was part of a strange Illuminati ceremony.

The visit was Mr Trump's first official foreign trip as US President and he used it to call for action against Islamic extremism.

Mr Trump arrived in Israel on Monday as his diplomatic tour continued.