WASHINGTON – US First Lady Melania Trump avoided holding her husbandPresident Donald Trump’s hand once again.
The awkward encounter occurred as the Trumps welcomed French PresidentEmmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, to the White House on Tuesday forTrump administration’s first state visit.
While posing for photos, Trump attempted to hold Melania’s hand but sherefused to let him.
Footage captured by MSNBC shows Trump’s attempts at holding the firstlady’s hand.
At first, he is seen poking his left forefinger at the back of Melania’sright hand. As the move drew no response from the first lady, the USpresident is then seen trying to wrap his pinkie around her finger —another effort ignored by Melania.
In the third and final attempt, Trump outightly grabs Melania’s hand andwraps his fingers around it. While Melania held his hand back for a fewmoments, her somber expression did not change during the exchange.
Melania also drew attention with the wide-brimmed white hat she wore towelcome the Macrons.
This isn’t the first time the first lady has avoided holding her husband’shand.
Last May she was caught swatting her husband’s hand away during a visit toTel Aviv, Israel. It happened again in February while the couple departedfor the White House for a trip to Ohio.
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