Trump, whose insurgent election victory was built on his willingness to disrupt political convention, was supposed to cross his arms and join hands with the men on either side of him. But as others clutched the hands of the person to their left and their right, Trump used both of his hands to clasp the extended fingers of Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The doubling up left summit host Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte with a spare hand -- and broke the line into two parts. After an awkward few seconds, Trump appeared to recognise his error and made the link between Nguyen and Duterte. Trump is on the final leg of a tour of Asia that has taken in Japan, South Korea, China and Vietnam.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 13, 2017 05:03 UTC