As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump took the controversy stage Tuesday evening the vice chairman took a direct route straight to the previous president with an outreached arm and awkward introduction.
‘Kamala Harris,’ the vice chairman stated, as if her opponent had no concept what her identify was. ‘Let’s have an excellent debate.’
‘Good to see you,’ Trump responded, ‘have enjoyable.’
It was the primary handshake at a presidential debate since Hillary Clinton and Trump’s first debate in 2016.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes palms with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris throughout an ABC Information presidential debate on the Nationwide Structure Heart, Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024, in Philadelphia
Although the 2 had not met, absolutely the three-time presidential candidate knew what the sitting VP and his major rival’s identify, one he is stated lots of of occasions.
Regardless the previous president’s allies and people of Harris couldn’t consider what they noticed.
‘Did she actually simply say ‘Kamala Harris?” Trump’s VP nominee J.D. Vance posted on X in response to the awkward assembly.
Commentator Megyn Kelly equally posted: ”I am Kamala Harris.’ Try and be the skilled one however truly appears silly.”
One X person posted: ‘Gonna go down as probably the most awkward handshake in historical past.’
‘Trump went straight to his podium whereas Harris crossed the stage to shake his hand and introduce herself,’ one other wrote. ‘Fairly the metaphor for the character of those two candidates.’
It was the primary handshake at a presidential debate since 2016
The vice chairman pursued former President Trump throughout the controversy stage to power him to shake her hand earlier than the 2 started
‘Yeah…didn’t appear to be he had any intention to shake VP Harris’ hand…however she compelled his hand (sorry needed to say it),’ one other X person stated.
‘Trump didn’t even wish to shake Kamala’s hand earlier than the controversy began,’ yet one more person posted. ‘The foolery is beginning already.’
‘Donald Trump wasn’t going to shake Kamala Harris’s hand. She compelled him to. Dominance. Like it,’ wrote Harris ally Shannon Watts.
‘Exhibiting that Kamala Harris is an honest individual and Trump is a impolite nepo child,’ one other person stated.
