Despite Netanyahu’s best efforts, Hazan got the selfie, posting it on Facebook and twitter with the caption “Thank you Mr. President – It was my pleasure!” and a smiling emoji. The photo quickly went viral online.Here's @netanyahu trying to stop @oren_haz from taking a selfie with @realDonaldTrump, in epic gif form #TrumpInIsrael #JPostOnTrump pic.twitter.com/AClbBx1ncl
— Lahav Harkov (@LahavHarkov) May 22, 2017
On Facebook, viewers tagged the photo in various ways, calling the duo “Dumb and Dumber,” “Bert and Ernie,” and “Hail Hydra.”In the morning, Hazan tweeted: “Mr. President, welcome to Israel! I’m expecting your call, we have some issues to discuss about.” (sic)Hazan has been a longtime fan of Trump, even before he won the Republican primary. Trump is also the only person Hazan follows on twitter.In an interview with The Jerusalem Post last year, Hazan said he is like Trump because: “The politicians and media laughed at him and made him into a clown. But in the end, the people are voting for him because he says what they think out loud.Hazan is a controversial figure in the Knesset, who used to run a casino in Bulgaria and has reportedly procured prostitutes for its patrons and used crystal meth, claims which a court found defensible when the MK sued the Channel 2 reporter who made them. He’s also come under fire for mocking a disabled lawmaker. Hazan was stripped of his duties as a deputy Knesset speaker, but remains a lawmaker.Thank you, Mr. President- it was my pleasure! @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/0TMFzluPN3
— אורן חזן (@oren_haz) May 22, 2017