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Former European Council president Donald Tusk shared the shocking image of him making the gun gesture and pointing it to the back of an unsuspecting President Trump on Twitter. The Polish politician captioned the image: “Despite seasonal turbulences our transatlantic friendship must last #Trump #NATO.” He has been condemned for the move that has come at extraordinarily tense times in Western politics.

One follower told him in Polish: “That's how Putin's gun behaves.” Another shared a Wikipedia ruling that read: “In 2019, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania rules that using a ‘gun-like hand gesture’, ‘imitating the firing and recalling of a gun’ as intimidation, is a crime of disorderly conduct.” Another said in English: “What a vile, pathetic, petty little man you are!! All this gesture shows the world is that you didn't have the balls to make it when he was facing you!!

Mr Tusk has sparked outrage on social media for uploading a picture of himself making the gesture

Former European Council president Donald Tusk shared the shocking image

A third told him in Polish: “I understand that the shot may have been unfortunate, but the photo was intentionally posted. It's good that the fate of the world is in the hands of serious and responsible people.” An American said: “Are you threatening our President? I certainly hope not.” Another added: “Disgraceful!” A Briton, referring to Brexit, said: “Low life would happily shoot him in the back he is currently doing the same to the UK!” READ NOW: German activists apologise for using Holocaust victims remains [NEWS]

An American said: “Are you threatening our President?"

Another called him a “Judas” for the gesture. The post comes after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught on video at the NATO summit bad mouthing President Trump. The Canadian was in return branded “two-faced” by a furious President Trump after he heard about the video that featured Mr Trudeau mocking the Republican for being late to the event. Despite the video going viral on social media - which also featured Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron listening in - Mr Trudeau claimed he was referring to a press conference featuring the President and said despite the clip, their relationship remained “excellent”. DON'T MISS:

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The Canadian was in return branded “two-faced” by a furious President Trump

President Trump was defended by Piers Morgan, friend and Good Morning Britain host. Writing in the Daily Mail, the former Mirror editor, Mr Morgan slammed the leaders for cowardice and stupidity. He wrote: “It was a very revealing clip for many reasons. “First, the pathetic cowardice of them all huddling in a group mocking Trump behind his back like school kids who give it the Billy Big Balls swagger about their teacher the moment the teacher’s left the room.

The post comes after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught on video mocking Mr Trump

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“Second, the brazen disrespect they showed to the President of the United States, by far the most important member world leader at the NATO summit. “And third, the unbelievable stupidity of none of them realising there were TV cameras in the room that might capture their duplicity.” Mr Morgan reserves his fire in particular for the Canadian Prime Minister, whom he accuses of being corrupt, inept and a hypocrite. He said: “Trudeau, the most ultra-liberal virtue-signalling snowflake in global politics – he’s the clown that wanted to abolish the word ‘mankind’ because it’s sexist - just narrowly escaped being booted out of office in the Canadian election after photos emerged of him wearing blackface on numerous occasions.