Donald Trump’s trademark grip-and-rip handshake just met its match — and honestly, we’ve been waiting for this moment.
🇳🇱 Trump meets the royals in the Netherlands
The US president is in The Hague this week for a NATO summit, rubbing shoulders with fellow leaders — and royalty. That included King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, and their daughter, Crown Princess Amalia.
Not exactly Trump’s usual crowd, and it showed.
✋ The handshake showdown
Trump is infamous for his aggressive handshakes — yanking, gripping, and occasionally looking like he’s trying to arm wrestle world leaders into submission. But the Dutch king wasn’t having it.
As Trump reached in for his usual power move, King Willem-Alexander calmly, coolly, and completely unfazed, turned the whole thing into a normal, measured, respectful greeting.
And just like that, Trump’s whole alpha routine fizzled.
💥 The internet’s verdict: flawless victory
The moment’s now gone viral, and people are loving it. Commentators are calling it “supremely satisfying” and “the best takedown of Trump’s bizarre handshake nonsense to date.”
No snatching. No weird dominance display. Just a king reminding a former president how grown-ups behave.
You can watch it below:
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