Donald Trump stumped by handshake
US President Donald Trump has been left confused by the communal handshake at the ASEAN regional summit in the Philippines.
During the “family” photo between some of the world’s most powerful leaders during the opening ceremony of the 31st Association of South East Asian Nations in November, Trump appeared baffled by the unusual handshake.
The summit’s traditional handshake is a cross-body shake, during which each leader shakes the opposite hands of those next to him.
President Trump eventually figured out where to place his arms, laughing as he finally got it right.
Trump is coming to the end of his lengthy Asian trip at the international summit and a trio of meetings with Pacific Rim allies.
World leaders Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong are all in attendance.
The opening ceremony was light-hearted start to a series of meeting where North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un, Philippines’ bloody drug war and the fight against ISIS are set to be discussed.