Salmon Spawns on Obama During Alaska Trip; 'He Was Happy to See Me'

A salmon welcomed President Barack Obama to Alaska by spawning on his shoes as the president picked it up, leading him to joke, "He was happy to see me."

Obama was visiting Kanakanak Beach in Dillingham when he put on orange gloves and picked up one of the salmon he had caught, CNN reported. When the fish squirted a substance all over his shoes, Obama asked, "Uh-oh, what's happening there?"

A woman nearby explained that the fish was spawning, to which CNN said Obama looked at reporters and said, "Did you see that? Something got on my shoes. He was spawning a little bit, which, generally you don't want fish spawning on your feet."

Then he laughed and added, "He was happy to see me."



The spawning salmon led, as would be expected, to a rash of online jokes.

Salmon spawned on Obama's shoe in Alaska. That's like the very wealthy equivalent of a dog humping your leg. - http://t.co/6edfdGZXwG

— Comedywire (@comedywire) September 3, 2015

The #POTUS is really doing some unprecedented things while he's in #Alaska. I think he's the first President to have salmon spawn on him.

— Rahman Johnson (@rahmanj) September 3, 2015

Obama has been on a three-day trip to the northernmost state to promote climate change initiatives. During his trip, he also tried to learn a traditional dance from a group of schoolchildren.

 

Wonderful to see these young people keep their traditions strong through Yup'ik dance. They're also great teachers! -bo

A photo posted by The White House (@whitehouse) on Sep 3, 2015 at 5:42am PDT

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