President Barack Obama was called out Monday for snubbing the historic Paris rally attended by 40 other world leaders in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks there.
"France is our oldest ally," Obama said during a speech Friday in Tennessee. "I want the people of France to know that the United States stands with you today, stands with you tomorrow."
But President Obama, nor any other members of his administration, were standing in Paris at Monday's rally.
After the rally a lot of people turned to Twitter to speculate why President Obama didn't make it to France using the hash tag #ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally.
Here are some of the most creative reasons offered by Twitter users:
#ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally He was trying to figure out how to tax it.
— John Gort (@JohnGort) January 11, 2015
Couldn't leave Joe Home Alone! #ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally pic.twitter.com/yrr33iCYWB — Barbara McMahon (@southsalem) January 11, 2015
#ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally It's for "world leaders" only. — Galt's Burn (@Red__Rover) January 11, 2015
#ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally He was meeting w/ppl making sure that the "natural" predation of blacks continued. pic.twitter.com/5zgIXDcVhH — Shaughn (@Shaughn_A) January 12, 2015
#ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally Obama sent Biden who mistakenly went to the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/o4SIKwM3ti — KT (@ensignbay) January 12, 2015
#ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally Sunday is the day he takes Biden to Chuck E Cheese & then to get ice cream #tcot pic.twitter.com/vHUq26ZX5Z — Fred Wimpy (@fredwimpy) January 11, 2015
Golf Duh #ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally pic.twitter.com/rKPPwruHS5
— Markeece Young (@YoungBLKRepub) January 11, 2015
He figured if Jayz and Beyonce weren't going it wasn't that big of a deal #ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally — Atticus Stitch (@Armyfool1) January 12, 2015
The only buck that stops at Obama's desk comes from someone else's bank account! #tcot pic.twitter.com/fCRBCYVWXH #ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally
— Janie Johnson (@jjauthor) January 11, 2015
Busy on phone trying to reach world leaders. Oddly, everybody is out. #ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally pic.twitter.com/qnz25fVmzP — Rufus Kings (@RufusKings1776) January 11, 2015
There were no fundraisers included. #ReasonsObamaMissedFranceRally
— shirley jean dobler (@shirleyjean1776) January 11, 2015
