Boris Johnson Foreign Secretary Reactions

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Last night, the leading Brexit campaigner and former London mayor, Boris Johnson, was appointed as the new Foreign Secretary of the UK. Many were outraged that a man who has said some seriously offensive things in the past will be representing Britain on the world stage and negotiating with foreign leaders on our behalf. Among countless other xenophobic remarks, he once wrote a poem about the Turkish president having sex with a goat and referred to black people as "piccaninnies".

But many others were so flabbergasted that they just had to laugh, taking to social media to make light of the farcical situation. Politics has been so shambolic and unpredictable over the last three weeks that collective sniggering has become a national coping mechanism. Here are some of the funniest reactions to the news that #BorisIsBack that bubbled up online overnight.

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Awks for Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visiting countries he insulted, particularly where people have what he called "watermelon smiles"
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) July 13, 2016

Some alluded to the fact that BoJo, while he might be the life and soul of the party, mostly won't be taken seriously by world leaders.

Boris Johnson is now in charge of MI6. pic.twitter.com/U5kHXDK8Ci
— Dai Lama (@WelshDalaiLama) July 13, 2016

And to his uncanny resemblance to another attention-seeking blonde who has made many dodgy and downright dangerous comments.

Boris Johnson looks like @realDonaldTrump if you undercooked him. pic.twitter.com/pVQAoil8Tg
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) July 13, 2016

Others remembered the time he got caught mid-air on a zip wire while celebrating the London Olympics...

Say hello to Britain's new lead ambassador to the world, Mr. Boris Johnson pic.twitter.com/FUjyjhimyV
— Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics) July 13, 2016

And that time he knocked over a 10-year-old boy during a rugby tackle in Japan.

boris johnson's relations with foreign nations mostly involves tackling them pic.twitter.com/6GEpaStm8B
— Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) July 13, 2016

And that time he made undiplomatic remarks about Liverpool in the early 2000s.

How can Boris Johnson be Foreign Secretary when he can't even maintain diplomatic relations with Liverpool?
— Rosie Fletcher (@rosieatlarge) July 13, 2016

Comedian Ricky Gervais had a typically British, self deprecating take on the news.

Phew!
Just when Britain was starting to become a laughing stock around the world,
Boris Johnson is appointed foreign secretary.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) July 13, 2016

Singer, Twitter goddess and Caps Lock fan Cher clearly couldn't contain her own hysterical laughter. Sometimes there really are no words.

@NickJWReilly Think He’s
F-ing Idiot who lied to British ppl
& Didnt have the⚽️??2 LEAD
THEM ONCE “LEAVE”VOTE WON‼️..anymore questions?
— Cher (@cher) July 13, 2016