This George Papadopoulos is being mistaken for Trump’s old adviser and his mother is not impressed

“I am not Donald Trump’s foreign policy adviser”.

On Sunday 29 October, US authorities revealed that a Greek-American former policy adviser to Donald Trump named George Papadopoulos had been arrested and agreed to co-operate with the probe into US President Donald Trump.

Thousands of miles away, in a little Greek village, a financial planner from Michigan was visiting his mother when suddenly everyone in the world wanted to get in touch with him.

George Papadopoulos, whose family village is full of other Papadopouloses, has been christened the “new John Lewis”, after the American sharing a name with a department store, over the way he has dealt with the attention.

Since releasing a Monty Pythonesque tweet – “I am NOT Trump’s foreign policy adviser” – Papadopoulos has been updating the world on his trip to Greece.

For the nth time, I am NOT Trump’s foreign policy adviser! I have NO association with the Trump camp! NONE!

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THANK YOU

— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017

Someone just added me to a Twitter list titled “Trumps Cabinet”. Nooooooooo! pic.twitter.com/chHxmkPJup

— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 31, 2017

His mother is not impressed with his worldwide fame.

Visiting my mother in Greece & every day I am assigned things. This am I must go get her bread. But mom I went viral. Try to explain THAT!

— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 31, 2017

But at least there’s covfefe.

I am sitting in a Greek cafe enjoying my morning coffee.Keep reading abt the indicted George Papadopoulos. “Unremarkable”. Not shocked, sad!

— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 31, 2017

And others to share the pain.

I am back now from our village where there are MANY George Papadopoulos men! News hit here but the name is so common it is not a big deal :)

— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017

Even if he’s not as innocent as he looks.

I don’t know. But put a spinach pie in Greece in front of me and I can’t control myself! https://t.co/phaScPOSS9

— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 31, 2017