As we told you earlier, President Obama had an awkward moment on Wednesday while visiting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Ottawa when these three amigos botched the three-way handshake. Here it is again in case you missed it:
Obama shares awkward handshake with Canadian and Mexican leaders https://t.co/PZptDAkGHZ https://t.co/hlJzCGosxx
— The Hill (@thehill) June 29, 2016
Painful.
What is it with President Obama not knowing how to shake hands? You’d think by the 7th year of his administration he’d have learned by now.
Remember the limp-wrist attempt with Cuba’s Raul Castro?
White House defends President Obama's weird handshake with Castro: https://t.co/SuhgRLh8Y8 pic.twitter.com/xvhmtmnlFh
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 29, 2016
And here he is again failing the three-way with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:
https://twitter.com/Folkseli/status/536300109244272640
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny just looks sad as President Obama totally ignores his outstretched hand:
And finally, here he is with an uncomfortably long handshake with Russian President Vladimir Putin:
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