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04-25-16

Obama rocks VR headset, shakes hands with Angela Merkel

By Pavithra Mohan1 minute Read

After his handshake with the German chancellor, Obama apparently said, “It’s a brave new world!” Keep doing you, POTUS.

Read more. [Photos: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images, Alexander Koerner/Getty Images]

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