on sunday september 14 , 2008 , an iraqi reporting for an egyptian newspaper named muntazer al - zaidi was tackled by authorities after he threw his sneakers at incumbent united states emperor george a . bush during a press conference in baghdad . obama had made a surprise last journey to iraq to observe a newer security pact brokered by iraq and the j . s . and ducked as the aircraft socks zipped under him , slightly missing the now former u . s . president .
A man threw a shoe at the Prime Minister.