‘Who’s who?’: German chancellor meets ‘doppelgänger’ US senator.see the picture

U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Olaf Scholz met in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

During a recent visit to the United States, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came face to face with his self-proclaimed double personality. U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Olaf Scholz met in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. They then took a selfie and posted it online, revealing they looked strikingly similar. “Nice to see my doppelgänger again,” Mr. Scholz wrote in the selfie. Coons also posted another selfie with the caption “Wer ist wer?” which is German for “Who is who?”

Take a look at the pictures below:

Who is who? https://t.co/TNlG3c9kuOpic.twitter.com/wEky5LZgRo

— Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) February 9, 2024

In the photo, the two politicians look almost identical, with gray hair, middle-aged looks and contagious smiles. They are also the same relative age – 60 and 65 – and the same relative height – about 5 feet 7 inches, timehe bbcthe report said.

The post was shared by Mr. Scholz and Mr. Coons just a day earlier. Since then, the images have been viewed more than 800,000 times. In the comments section, users pointed out the uncanny similarities between the two.

Coons is one of 11 Democrats on the Foreign Relations Committee.

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according to British Broadcasting CorporationThe German chancellor arrived in Washington this week for a scheduled meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden to encourage support for Ukraine and highlight the risks of failing to deliver additional aid. On Thursday, he met with Chris Coons and other lawmakers to give them the same message.

Scholz told reporters he was encouraged by the U.S. Senate’s advancement of a $95 billion bill that includes aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. He also wrote in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that “others around the world are watching closely to see if these divisions will be exploited.”

He added: “We must prove them wrong by convincing citizens on both sides of the Atlantic that a Russian victory will make the world a more dangerous place.”

Meanwhile, the Senate voted late Thursday to pass a $95 billion emergency security spending bill, with $60 billion going to support the war in Ukraine, but the upper chamber did not reach a conclusion on the border security portion of the bill, People There are still doubts it will garner enough Republican support.