Former White House photographer Pete Souza is a case study in how a former Obama staffer can throw shade at Donald Trump without being too direct. For the past few months, Souza has used his personal Instagram account to post photos from the Obama administration that seem, or he admits are, deliberately timed to a make a point about whatever Trump story has overtaken the news cycle. From pointed commentary on Trump’s strained relationships with foreign leaders to the new president’s trouble adjusting to the White House light switches, here are some of Souza’s best jabs.



On January 27, just a week after assuming office, Trump issued a controversial executive order that temporarily denied U.S. entry to citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations. In the frenzied days that followed, Souza posted this picture of Obama sharing a laugh with a young Muslim refugee.

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