The internet has a lot of free time on its hands.
So Friday, when President Donald Trump met German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time, the internet's political intrigue kicked in, with all eyes on the meeting.
While the two discussed many important issues of national and global importance, Twitter seemed to latch on to one moment between the leaders when reporters requested the two share a handshake.
To reporters' pleas, Pres. Trump sat smiling, not abiding. Chancellor Merkel, while seeming to motion if he would like a handshake, also sat smiling.
No handshake. And then Twitter went wild.
Here's the moment in question:
Merkel asks Trump: “Do you want to have a handshake?”
The U.S. president did not respond.https://t.co/dgLHkN1H7o pic.twitter.com/ChonvrLITV— POLITICO (@politico) March 17, 2017
And it didn't take long for Twitter:
Merkel
No handshake?
Okay, now I get it. pic.twitter.com/qRrv4PCd4F— The Tweetwit (@TheTweetwit) March 17, 2017
#merkelhandshake Angela Merkel We miss him too. pic.twitter.com/Z5iXjaEafa
— debdlund (@DebdLun) March 17, 2017
Trump and Angela #merkeltrump #merkelhandshake pic.twitter.com/tvE5EqSk37
— Dito Sevilla (@DitoDC) March 17, 2017
Cant wait for that Merkel-Trump handshake. pic.twitter.com/Tf6TTQ0qJH
— Sarah Munir (@SarahMunir1) March 17, 2017
Others were also just as quick to discredit the sensation as "#FakeNews" making the rounds.
Media Spin Of The Day > Trump Denied Merkel A Handshake ..What Else Ya Got ?#FAKENews @CNN @MSNBC #Merkel pic.twitter.com/UkJfcO2ubB
— Leah ????? (@LeahR77) March 17, 2017
Not another Trump, Merkel handshake!
People will start to talk how the FAKE NEWS media is deaf, dumb, and blind! pic.twitter.com/rooLuiO7CM— Trump Super PAC ?? (@TrumpSuperPAC) March 17, 2017
She passed the handshake test. Follow our coverage of Angela Merkel's first meeting with Donald Trump https://t.co/ijj2VBXILQ pic.twitter.com/OQvGnWQgO4
— dwnews (@dwnews) March 17, 2017
To be absolutely fair, Merkel and Trump shared a handshake as the German leader arrived at the White House and during a news conference, as video above shows. But the awkward moment in the same room that preisdent has embraced other leaders recently perplexed reporters.
