I never noticed it until people started pointing it out, but President Trump has a weird handshake sometimes. He grabs the other guy’s hand and starts pulling on it like he’s trying to start a lawnmower. I don’t know if it’s a dominance thing, or maybe Trump is just an awkward guy? Seems like it’s not a lot of fun for the other feller, though.
Here he is doing the handshake thing to Neil Gorsuch a few weeks ago:
What do you do if this happens to you? The Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Columbus, OH has a suggestion:
As noted, you shouldn’t do this to a guy who’s surrounded by armed guards 24/7, or you’ll end up at the bottom of a pile and then an interrogation room. But if you find yourself in any other sort of tense handshake-related situation and the other dude starts pulling your hand like a pinball plunger, this could come in han– er, useful.
(Hat tip: Paulina Firozi)