US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive aboard Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
After causing a storm on social media on Monday, Melania was pictured once again brushing the US president's hand. This time, the couple was pictured after the Air Force One landed in Rome. Trump waved to the crowd and was seen reaching for his wife's left hand as they disembarked, but she quickly raised it to her head to brush her hair aside.
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On Monday, after many viral and bizarre moments in Saudi Arabia during his first foreign tour, Trump landed in Tel Aviv, Israel. Trump and his wife Melania were welcomed by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife after they disembarked from Air Force One.
Melania refuses to hold Trump's hand during Israel visit
As they walked on the tarmac, the US president who was walking half a step in front of his wife, reached out behind to hold Melania’s hand. However, in a moment captured by cameras from different angles, Melania seemed to brush his hand away from hers, not letting him hold her hand.
Melania has been a source of discussion during her husband’s first trip as president. She came under scrutiny when she chose to forego the headscarf while in Saudi Arabia, something her husband had criticised previous First Lady Michelle Obama for doing.
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Here's how Twitter reacted:
First the swat, then the hair tuck...
— Jenna Amatulli (@ohheyjenna) May 23, 2017
Melania is not about holding hands this week:https://t.co/KMaiAGanm6
https://twitter.com/calvinstowell/status/867075725408514048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2F2017%2F05%2F22%2Fmelania-trump-slaps-away-donald-trumps-hand-upon-arriving-israel%2F
For a second straight day, gotta hand it to Melania. https://t.co/yA6JWYcbnY
— Phil Latzman (@PhilLatzman) May 23, 2017
Nope, still not touching you pic.twitter.com/r1PBmRfbbl
— Mark Gongloff (@markgongloff) May 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/shiruken/status/867091366152720387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2F2017%2F05%2F22%2Fmelania-trump-slaps-away-donald-trumps-hand-upon-arriving-israel%2F
https://twitter.com/hoskas/status/867087838692724737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2F2017%2F05%2F22%2Fmelania-trump-slaps-away-donald-trumps-hand-upon-arriving-israel%2F
🚨 Replaying of Melania when Trump tried to reach out to hold her hand. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/SRNDioS2Yl
— The Shadow League (@ShadowLeague) May 23, 2017
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