But nothing tops this.
Twitter has dissected footage from the encounter and now, everyone’s pointing out that seconds after shaking Putin’s hand, Melania’s expression melts into one of absolute horror. Look, we’re not partial to anyone in this Brady Bunch, but can you blame her? If we had to greet someone described as a “thug and a murderer” by John McCarin, who also happens to have a black belt in judo, we’d run the other way.
In the clip, Melania first appears eager to shake Putin’s hand, smiling at him, making eye contact, and likely saying something polite. But seconds after they touch, her face falls to the ground and indeed, she looks horrified.
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“She is scared to death of him,” one user pointed out on Twitter. Some offered their empathy: “I’m starting to feel for her.”
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She kind of looks like this, huh?
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Who knows that Melania was really thinking, but we do know that in the past, body experts have confirmed that for certain diplomatic appearances, the First Lady’s body language conveys that she’d rather be elsewhere, posing “like a corpse” and showing expressions that indicate “slight fear.” Maybe she’s just glad Donald didn’t try to hold her hand again?