Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was off to a great start Monday, if their handshakes were any indication.
Trump greeted Trudeau at the door to the White House's West Wing, where the two had their first already-extremely-analyzed joining of the hands:
Lots of questions about the Trump-Trudeau handshake. Here's the video. #cdnpoli#hw#TrudeauMeetsTrumppic.twitter.com/B3xPB3q2ua
— John Paul Tasker (@JPTasker) February 13, 2017
Many on Twitter noted how Trudeau seemingly avoided Trump's infamous, uh, yank. One person also described it — extremely accurately — as "the biggest display of dominance" in Canada's history.
Trump tried to pull his standard pull 'em in handshake and Trudeau literally pushed him back to stop him. I'm dying. https://t.co/65iZvojmbM
— Calvin (@calvinstowell) February 13, 2017
Promising start: That Trudeau-Trump handshake look normal, not one of those crazy yanking things Trump does.
— David Akin (@davidakin) February 13, 2017
Trudeau resisting Trump's weird handshake is the biggest display of dominance in the history of Canada
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) February 13, 2017
If you don't know what the yank looks like — lucky you — feast your eyes on the president's ultra-awkward handshake with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last week.
[Trump and Abe hold hands for 19 seconds]
Trump: "Strong hands." [golf swing] pic.twitter.com/ytPGgwlI3W
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 10, 2017
It's similar to what happened between Trump and his Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch:
I'm surprised no one caught this. A simple handshake can tell a story. *trump's story is Horror Tabloid. @rosiepic.twitter.com/hB8GGA6yBG
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) February 3, 2017
Later, after Trump led Trudeau to the Oval Office, Handshake 2: The Reckoning took place.
Trudeau and Trump sat in front of the fireplace — in "complete silence," according to a pool report — while posing for the cameras. Trump told the PM "they might want a handshake."
President Trump to @JustinTrudeau in Oval Office: "I think they might want a hand shake." pic.twitter.com/47Lkj5Z4SU
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 13, 2017
This too was short, sweet and yank-free.