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| AWKWARD! |
I am not sure why they both appear surprised. (Maybe Trump thought he was grabbing something else.)
You can see in this video that Merkel had to work several moments to get Trump to take her hand.
As it turns out this is a meeting that almost did not happen due to a completely dysfunction White House.
Courtesy of Buzzfeed:
White House officials apparently waited too long to book accommodations for President Trump, leaving him without a hotel in Hamburg, Germany, as world leaders converge for the G20 summit.
Organizers announced the scheduled summit in February 2016, which requires 9,000 hotel rooms to accommodate world leaders, their sizable staffs, and security details.
The Hamburger Abendblatt, a local news outlet, reported that the US government wanted to accommodate Trump in the Four Seasons, but it was already booked. In fact, it turns out that every luxury hotel in Hamburg was reportedly booked by the time the Americans called, leaving Trump, who is associated with an empire of hotel properties, scrambling for a place to stay.
Several weeks ago there were even rumors Trump might have to sleep in Berlin and have to fly to Hamburg via helicopter.
Apparently Trump will be bunking over at the US Consulate General in Hamburg.
Tomorrow Trump will be kissing Putin's ass, so he needs to be well rested.
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