President Trump on Monday attended the opening ceremony of the summit for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Manila, Philippines, where Trump initially struggled during a group photo with world leaders ahead of a one-on-one meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
Trump and the other leaders entered the summit around 9:45 a.m. local time. Trump greeted Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before the ceremony, according to the pool report.
The world leaders then posed for a photo, with Trump standing next to Duterte.
Each leader placed his right hand over his left hand as part of the customary ASEAN handshake. Trump had a “false start” with the handshake before doing it properly, according to the pool report.
Photos of Trump doing the handshake quickly went viral.
[contentcards url=”http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/360048-trump-shakes-hands-with-world-leaders-at-asean-summit” target=”_blank”]What. The. Hell. Is. Happening. pic.twitter.com/CllyBFyW6C
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