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surprise' during a 2017 visitFormer British Prime Minister Theresa May was alarmed by former President Donald Trump's decision to hold her hand during a 2017 visit to the White House, according to a documentary seen by The Guardian.
"He held her hand going through the colonnades, which took us all by surprise, and as it turns out, took Theresa by surprise," Fiona Hill, the former Downing Street joint chief of staff, said in the documentary.
"She couldn't really take her hand back, so she was stuck," Hill continued.
"The first thing she said [afterward] was 'I need to call Philip just to let him know that I've been holding hands with another man before it hits the media,'" she added.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/british-prime-minister-theresa-may-wanted-to-alert-her-husband-after-trump-held-her-hand-by-surprise-during-a-2017-visit/ar-BB1dtfc7?li=BBnb7Kz
Creepy fucker
spooky3
(34,407 posts)Just say no.
Squinch
(50,916 posts)She's a national leader. I don't get her reaction at all.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Thats completely unacceptable.
Surprises me she didnt pull her hand away or say something to him.
Squinch
(50,916 posts)And I'm not a head of state.
You simply pull your hand back and don't let it be taken again. And if it causes a ruckus in the press, all the better to point to what an entitled creep he was.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)I doubt theres a woman alive who hasnt had to deal with that situation or similar at some time or another.
ProfessorGAC
(64,861 posts)I'm a guy, but I don't get the "stuck" thing at all.
It's also very unprofessional. Who would get away with doing that on their job?
I think had I done something like this, the HR conversation following would have started at 80% of the way toward fired.
She should have pulled her hand back like a gator was trying to bite.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,607 posts)woodsprite
(11,905 posts)Stabilization or support walking. Shes not either of his types: 1) tall, thin, boob job, blonde, model material, or 2) a fascist leader with authoritarian and maniacal tendencies, with a steady flow of money (or just a steady flow).
EndlessWire
(6,460 posts)PatSeg
(47,282 posts)Ha, ha!
Though it is more likely that he is chronically inappropriate and has never known how to behave around other people. No one taught him basic etiquette or he just refused to learn. The way he's treated his wife in public, pushes people out of his way, walks in front of the Queen, yanks on people's arms when he shakes hands, or throws paper towels at victims of a hurricane. It is like he is an alien trying to impersonate a human being - awkward, crass, and rude.
bdamomma
(63,801 posts)that same story, he was holding her hand because of stairs. Hmm...scared of stairs.
jcgoldie
(11,613 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)magicarpet
(14,121 posts)Then kicked him in his male private parts as he lay on the ground.
mahina
(17,622 posts)Gee. I wonder
Wednesdays
(17,317 posts)Sincerely doubt it was him putting the make on her. As pointed out above, she's not a model.
Lars39
(26,107 posts)he was in an unfamiliar place with Ivanka and didnt know what to do.
tanyev
(42,521 posts)Donnys kryptonite.
malaise
(268,715 posts)I would have pulled it away - just saying.
Talitha
(6,563 posts)EndlessWire
(6,460 posts)is intimate and not for strangers.
Unless you are a first responder to a casualty, or a Momma keeping your kid safe. At any rate, it is not for heads of state. Inappropriate.
Remember when he shook hands with male heads of state and practically twisted their arms with his demonstration of dominance? I think that's what that was. Always with the dick move. At least she had control of his hand.
PatSeg
(47,282 posts)where it could be appropriate and even polite to gently take someone's arm or touch their back if you are guiding them into a room or to a seat at the table, but holding their hand is really improper. When in doubt, it is best not to touch another person without express permission, aside from a simple handshake.
JHB
(37,157 posts)BlueLucy
(1,609 posts)I had no idea he just grabbed her hand and started walking. I thought it went something like this: "Prime Minister Theresa May, will you please hold my hand to help stabilize me while walking down the stairs?"
PCIntern
(25,490 posts)Donald Trump is an alien. That species looks EXACTLY like us except: their sex organs are in their hands.