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Welcome to another episode of ‘when fragile egos collide’.

The second British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cracked a few jokes about Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G7 Summit, you knew there would be a retort.

BoJo joked about needing to show they’re tougher than Putin and Trudeau mentioned a “bare-chested horseback ride”. It’s true – seemingly, Putin is unable to ride on a horse while wearing a shirt. Perhaps it’s a medical condition.

Let’s jog your memory regarding those G7 quips:

Keep your shirts on, chaps. We’ll be fine.

Putin was asked about the comments during a visit to Turkmenistan and went for the jugular, reports The Independent:

Speaking to reporters, Putin said that, unlike him, Western leaders abuse alcohol and don’t do enough sporting activities.

“I don’t know how they wanted to get undressed, above or below the waist,” he said. “But I think it would be a disgusting sight in any case.”

Image: Associated Press

He noted that to look good “it’s necessary to stop abusing alcohol and other bad habits, do physical exercise and take part in sports.”

We’ve seen what happens when Boris plays sport so he should perhaps stick to jogging.

If I was Boris or Justin, I’d be steering well clear of Russia for a while and getting my aides to taste my food before tucking in.

While we’re on the topic of Boris, keeping his shirt on is less of a worry than keeping his pants on.

#Carriegate has been trending the past while and relates to a story that was pulled by The Times after pressure from Downing Street and lawyers for Carrie Johnson, who is now married to Boris.

The story said Boris had wanted to give Carrie (then going by the last name Symonds) a top government job while having an affair with her during the time he served as foreign secretary.

BoJo was still married to his wife of 26 years, Marina Wheeler, at the time.

Over the past few days, as more attention has been shone on the disappearing story, it’s emerged that Carrie was caught in an ‘uncompromising position’ with BoJo during work hours.

Or, to put it another way:

So Carrie was caught giving Boris Johnson a blow job, when he was married to someone else, and when he was supposed to be working. And this is the new normal for the most corrupt and incompetent government in British history. #Carriegate https://t.co/iJbFMjuBqZ

— Dr Palaeoclimatology (@DaoMandrake) June 29, 2022

At the time, Wheeler was battling cancer and undergoing surgery, chemo, and radiotherapy.

That Boris, hey – what a stellar bloke. Let’s end things here:

If you think #carriegate is the end for Johnson don’t get your hopes up, one swallow doesn’t make a summer

— Rachelle ☕ 🐟 (@Rachelle_Hulme) June 29, 2022

[source:independent]