Donald Trump, as runner-up for Time’s Person of the Year, posed patriotically with a bald eagle this week for Time magazine. But things didn’t quite go as planned (much to the internet’s delight)…
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This is Uncle Sam, the bald eagle.
And this is the final picture.
But, understandably, Uncle Sam didn’t really like being shut up in an office with Trump.
The 27-year-old eagle isn’t exactly a “docile” bird and repeatedly “lunged” at the politician, according to Time.
Neither bird nor man look particularly happy about the arrangement…
… Resulting in brilliant moments like this: Trump ducking for cover as the eagle snaps his beak menacingly.
Before Uncle Sam actually tries to dive-bomb Trump’s infamous hair.
The video below shows the newly-released footage in full, with Trump looking thoroughly uncomfortable, smoothing his hair a lot and the eagle causing havoc.
“What you will do for a cover,” said Trump afterwards, “This bird is seriously dangerous but beautiful.”