President Ruto during his state visit to the United States of America, met the legendary ‘giant’ of the basketball field, Shaquille O’Neal at the Martin Luther King Jr National Historical Park in Atlanta.
The President was clearly enthralled with the height of Shaq, whose presence eclipsed that of everyone else in the room, according to the video that surfaced
He put his other hand on O’Neal’s shoulder and excitedly shook his hand, clearly taken aback by the athlete’s height.
As they exchanged fleeting glances, the president continued to look up at the former basketball winner.
First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto and US Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, were also present during the exchange.
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The video sparked various reactions among Kenyans online on X as some of the joked ”They are making Shaq feel like he is living with a disability” while another commented, ” Shaquille about to drop his children, Ruto and Rachel to school.”
Others also found the situation funny as Ruto stared at Shaq with amusement. Another comment read: “Our president almost said ‘You are very long my friend’.”
One user joked about the taxes saying, “You see the way the president is looking at Shaquille that’s how our salary looks at the taxes imposed on them.”
Rusty Case added a comment saying, “Then he’ll come and say he talked with Shaq to provide basketball scholarships to US…”
Users of Instagram joked about them looking like the modern day, David and Goliath.
President Ruto’s state visit is anticipated to boost relations between the United States and open up investment opportunities.
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