It was a diplomatic home run for Jammeh, whose government widely circulated a photograph of the encounter. Jeffrey Smith, an advocacy officer for the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, said that, from Jammeh's perspective, the photograph's underlying message back home was invaluable: "He was saying, 'There's nothing you can do to oppose my rule. The strongest nation in the world and the strongest man in the world stand behind me.'"
Ama badu, uchaguzi wa Gambia ambao umeshtua wengi umegubikwa na hisia nyingine ikiwemo ya watu kutoamini kwamba Jammeh angekubali kuachia madaraka kirahisi (ALIWAHI KUSEMA watu wakimchagua hata miaka bilioni ataongoza tu ma akishindwa atarudi shambani) dhidi ya mpinzani wake ambaye licha ya kutojulikana kwenye duru za siasa pia alikua MLINZI NA DALALI tu na sasa ni RAIS WA NCHI