Video: Trump shoves a fellow world leader at NATO
During his first joint meeting with NATO leaders in Brussels,
President Trump on Thursday appeared to push the prime minister of
Montenegro aside.
In a video of the interaction, the president
comes up from behind and then shoves Montenegro's Dusko Markovic to get
to the front of the group of world leaders. Trump then adjusts his
jacket.
Did Trump just shove another NATO leader to be in the front of the group? pic.twitter.com/bL1r2auELd— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) May 25, 2017
Markovic appears to be taken aback at first, but after seeing that it was Trump, he smiles and pats Trump on the back.
When asked about the incident, Trump spokesman Sean Spicer said, "I have not seen the video."
He also noted that the standing order for the photo op was pre-determined, as usual.
Twitter, as always, had some thoughts
No silly. That's just a 'locker room' shove. Nothing Trump does is offensive if you put 'locker room' in front of it. https://t.co/O92qRyvvnm— FrugalistaBlog (@frugieblog) May 25, 2017
Honestly, the best part is Trump fixing his coat and doing that chin-in-the-air thing he does after the shove. https://t.co/PWknhEZolH— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) May 25, 2017
Yesterday, we had the Gianforte Bodyslam. Today, we have the Trump Shove. To say Trump is unrelated to the coarsening of politics is absurd. https://t.co/E4DKEsSu2o— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 25, 2017
Trump truly taking "America First" to heart - willing to literally push aside world leaders to stand in front. https://t.co/L4UEcZExjK— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) May 25, 2017
Embarrassing.— Dianne Sherman (@dsherman2407) May 25, 2017
The #TrumpShove has now replaced the #HillaryShimmy. #Trump #NATO https://t.co/L4NsjZrRBs
@SteveKopack @SamHarrisOrg It was a friendly pat, not a shove. We've all experienced it. The guy even smiles at Trump & pats him on the back. Nothing to see here.— Pashow (@FluentNature) May 25, 2017
During the Thursday meeting, Trump called on other leaders to spend more money on security, but did not explicitly endorse NATO's commitment to collective defense.
Credit: USA TODAY
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