Piers Morgan’s attempt to wish President Donald Trump well ahead of his summit with Vladimir Putin didn’t go as planned.

While the British broadcaster praised the president in an X post Friday morning as someone who “genuinely prefers peace to war,” the image he attached sent quite a different message.

The altered photograph, created by X user @PaulleyTicks, showed Trump waving atop the steps of Air Force One—while sporting big, red kneepads.

Morgan soon deleted the post, and explained in a follow-up message that he didn’t see the mockingly Photoshopped protective wear at first. He then reposted his original sentiment with another photograph—this one lifted from Fox News’ X account.

The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Beast’s request for comment.

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