We know why Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton initially refused to shake hands
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced the world again on Sunday night in the second presidential debate of the US 2016 general election.
Before the debate, both candidates threw the customary handshake to the wind.
We think we know why. And it’s not just because Trump, who before the debate was in the news for lewd reasons, had vowed to turn the town-hall reload into a murky pool.
Their spouses already shook hands before the debate.
So…you know that’s like handshake by proxy.
After the debate, Clinton and Trump, remembered they should shake hands…and they did.
They may have been inspired by Karl Becker, a member of the audience who asked just before the very acidic debate ended:
Clinton’s response:
“Well, I certainly will, because I think that’s a very fair and important question. Look, I respect his children. His children are incredibly able and devoted, and I think that says a lot about Donald. I don’t agree with nearly anything else he says or does, but I do respect that. And I think that is something that as a mother and a grandmother is very important to me.”
And Trump’s:
I will say this about Hillary. She doesn’t quit. She doesn’t give up. I respect that. I tell it like it is. She’s a fighter. I disagree with much of what she’s fighting for. I do disagree with her judgment in many cases. But she does fight hard, and she doesn’t quit, and she doesn’t give up. And I consider that to be a very good trait.
