The First Lady is showing her hand — again.
Melania Trump had yet another cringe-worthy handholding moment with her husband as they welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, to the White House Tuesday.
TV cameras caught Trump trying to hold his wife’s hand, sneaking his pinky finger into her palm as they faced members of the media alongside the French presidential couple.
But the First Lady appeared to stagger away from Trump as he tried to get a grip of her hand. After about 10 seconds of resistance, Melania finally succumbed to her husband's hand grab.
Melania has a history of refusing her husband’s hand.
President Donald Trump reaches for First Lady Melania Trump's hand during the State Arrival Ceremony on Tuesday. (REX/SHUTTERSTOCK)
She memorably swatted his hand away when he tried to hold hers as they walked alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the tarmac of an airport outside Tel Aviv in May.
Melania was similarly caught on camera last month avoiding her husband’s hand as they exited Air Force One.
The latest handholding refusal comes amid a torrent of damning news stories about President Trump allegedly sleeping with a porn star and a Playboy model during the early days of his marriage to Melania.
The hand flub also comes during a particularly busy week for the First Lady.
She will preside over the first state dinner of Trump’s presidency Tuesday evening for Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron.
Last week, Melania hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife at Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., before jetting to Houston, where she attended former First Lady Barbara Bush’s funeral. President Trump did not attend the funeral.
Barack Obama, however, attended the funeral and was seen smiling and chatting with Melania before the ceremony. After the ceremony, Melania posed with all the former presidents and first ladies in attendance.
- ny news
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