President Trump spotted awkwardly holding hands with British Prime Minister outside the White House

After their meeting at the White House on Friday, President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May were spotted holding hands. The moment was fleeting, but photographic and video evidence exists to prove their hand-in-hand stroll along the Colonnade was something that actually happened:

As The Independent's Tom Batchelor pointed out, "it is unclear who initiated the contact" — or who was the first to let go. Shortly after the strangely tender moment, both Trump and May declared their support for the "special relationship" between the U.S. and the UK at a joint press conference.

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto might be relieved he's canceled his meeting with Trump next Tuesday.

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