Thursday, June 30, 2016

 

That Obama/Trudeau/Peña Nieto handshake is far from the most awkward one in politics history

Handshakes that shook the world?

What's in a handshake? Sometimes a great deal, as leaders around the world have proved time and again.

Usually, it's the history-making ones that the world remembers -- think Nixon and Castro, Kennedy and Khrushchev, Churchill and... anyone, really. You can find all of those here.

However, today's leaders seem to have lost some of the grace and poise of yesteryear, replacing it instead with awkwardness.

From funny looks to failed handshakes, here's a round-up of some of the best.

1. U.S. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto meet in Ottawa, Ontario, during the North American Leaders Summit on June 29, 2016.

One hand or two?
That wasn't the first tri-handshake President Obama has had to endure, however. Here he is with then Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (C) and Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe (R), at a trilateral meeting at the G20 Summit on November 16, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia.
Just give me your hand, I know what I'm doing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin also makes the cut as he meets President Obama at the United Nations headquarters on September 28, 2015 in New York City, United States.
Nothing says "Gulf Cooperation" like these smiles,as President Barack Obama meets Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa at the White House in 
Washington, DC, on May 13, 2015.
And in case you didn't catch it the first time, here's Obama, Trudeau and Nieto shaking hands again. And again. And again.
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