US President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House on Friday (February 10). It didn’t take long for the paparazzi to capture a strange moment that transpired between the two during their “weird” handshake, followed by a tad bit of awkwardness that was there for all to see. Making things strange for the two, Trump shook Abe’s hands first, gave him a pat on the hand and continued to shake his hands for a really, really, really long time.
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When Trump finally let go of his hands, the 62-year-old rolled his eyes to show his relief right after breaking the “uncomfortable” eye-contact with him. Abe’s reaction to Trump’s weird behaviour was priceless and the shutterbugs perfectly captured it from different angles.
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Not just that, a Twitter user even translated the dialogue in the video when Trump asked Abe what the photographers were saying. Abe replied, “Look at me.” Not the photographers, but Trump looked at Abe instead!
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“A working dinner tonight with Prime Minister Abe of Japan, and his representatives, at the Winter White House (Mar-a-Lago). Very good talks!” Trump tweeted after his meeting with Abe.
But, Twitterati had already set social media platforms ablaze with hilarious interpretations of the “handshake” and the “eye-roll”.
Here is the entire incident of the “weird handshake”:
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/830104420121706496
If you couldn’t make out the words:
https://twitter.com/jesseberney/status/830107430914777088
And here’s Abe’s reaction:
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/830107279777230848
Watch the video from a different angle that Trump posted:
And the Twitter jokes began:
https://twitter.com/GsanchezEfren/status/830107266468683776
https://twitter.com/Diane_7A/status/830111857251852289
https://twitter.com/BoSoxSully/status/830213027953795073