Handshake police strike again, this time with critique of Trump's greeting of French First Lady

If President Trump is meeting with a foreign leader, you know what comes next…

i don't want the trump macron meeting to happen primarily because i cannot read another analysis of a handshake

— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) July 13, 2017

…too late. Handshake critiques are now part of the pool report:

https://twitter.com/hunterw/status/885504338696777729

And, of course, coverage from the blue-check brigade:

https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/885498816358735872

But this time it’s President Trump’s handshake with the First Lady of France that’s drawing all the attention:

Another awkward handshake from Trump, this time with the First Lady of France. pic.twitter.com/gZkn6dRwMR

— Mashable News (@MashableNews) July 13, 2017

“Awkward”? Maybe. But that’s not stopping anti-Trumpers from turning it into something awful:

https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/885503275650473984

“The handshake of death” it’s being called:

Trump tries to overpower Macron's spouse in his handshake of death

— suepeac ? (@suepeac) July 13, 2017

And the president has been accused of “manhandling”:

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Trump manhandling Ms. Macron in retaliation for getting handshake-owned by her hubby.

— Manish Vij (@manish_vij) July 13, 2017

“Groper-in-chief” even though there’s no groping:

Gropper-In-Chief, Trump Found A New Handshake Victim…wrenching the arm of France's First Lady, Brigitte Macron. https://t.co/IOOfoV54cS

— ?????’? ?????????? ❄️ (@StevenReyCristo) July 13, 2017

It even earned a “crikey,” whatever that really means:

what in crikey fuck… https://t.co/Jx9wSW7T5N

— Zeddy (@Zeddary) July 13, 2017

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