Trump’s 17-second handshake with Japanese PM

After the White House meeting on Friday, Trump went in for what may go down꧟ as one of the most painfully long handshakes in recent m🎉emory.

The two men grasped hands for precisely 17 seconds — a lifetime in handshake years.

It takes two to handshake, so Trump was not completely at fault, but he did also awkwardly pat Abe’s hand during the interaction.

It should be noted that Abe, for his part, said that he looked forward to showing how the countries’ alliance is “unshakable” before the meeting.

“I would like t♏o clearly demonstrate the unshakable Japan-US alliance to the world,” Aಌbe said.

But Abe appeared to be less than comfortable aft🌠er the handshake. See him💞 recoil here: