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Handshakes and Trump: Video shows Poland’s 1st lady snubs US president

AP
Published : Jul 7, 2017, 8:33 am IST
Updated : Jul 7, 2017, 11:08 am IST

Quickly sizing up the situation, Kornhauser-Duda gave Trump a second handshake and he gave her a pardoning smile.

He flashed a somewhat startled and disappointed look when the Polish president's wife shook Melania's hand, not his. (Photo: Youtube grab)
 He flashed a somewhat startled and disappointed look when the Polish president's wife shook Melania's hand, not his. (Photo: Youtube grab)

Warsaw: In yet another awkward moment, US President Donald Trump thought the hand extended by Poland's first lady was for him - and not for his wife, Melania.

The US and Poland's presidential couples were shaking hands Thursday before Trump's speech in front of a crowd in Warsaw, the Polish capital.

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Poland's first lady, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, shook hands with Trump and then all four of them lined up for a photograph.

She then moved with an extended hand toward Melania, but Trump, standing nearer, thought the handshake was for him again and reached out to Kornhauser-Duda.

He flashed a somewhat startled and disappointed look when the Polish president's wife shook Melania's hand, not his.

Read: Video: As they land in Rome, Melania swats off Donald Trump’s hand again

Quickly sizing up the situation, Kornhauser-Duda gave Trump a second handshake and he gave her a pardoning smile.

Tags: donald trump, us president, poland's first lady, melania trump
Location: Poland, Mazowieckie, Warszawa