Donald Trump Finally Met His Match In The Handshake Stakes

There’s a certain art to dealing with a Donald Trump handshake.

And Tajikistan’s strongman president, Emomali Rahmon, appears to have gotten it down to a tee.

The authoritarian ruler didn’t let the U.S president’s reputation as a fierce hand-grabber faze him when the pair met at a summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.

In fact, he had the upper hand — as this viral clip shows:

Perhaps Rahmon analyzed footage of Trump’s February meeting with Japan’s prime minster Shinzō Abe to see how it shouldn’t be done:

Ouch! Trump and Japanese PM Shinzō Abe’s EPIC handshake. pic.twitter.com/gtX3mCwii8

— Eddie Du (@Edourdoo) February 11, 2017

Or maybe he studied Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s technique: 

And they meet. First move: the handshake. @potus @justintrudeau #cdnpoli #uspoli pic.twitter.com/54GjfNmNpa

— CBC Ottawa (@CBCOttawa) February 13, 2017

 

Or he  might have just read HuffPost’s piece on how to defend yourself from a Trump-style handshake.

Here’s how Twitter users responded to Rahmon’s handshake encounter:

Tajikistan’s president-for-life beats Trump at the aggressive handshake. Yuge respect, Emomali Sharipovich. https://t.co/9IcsRsFGik

— Maxim Edwards (@MaximEdwards) May 23, 2017

Not in my house! https://t.co/89Jcaq8tSV

— Philipp Löwe (@DonLejon) May 23, 2017

This is a power handshake https://t.co/LbuAvjXvkA

— Micah Wiener (@ProducerMicah) May 23, 2017

Round one of how to out-#Trump Trump on the handshake goes to #Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon. All pull, no slack. https://t.co/KpH9HrKaKJ

— Eric Jones (@Intrigue_Jones) May 23, 2017

#BREAKING: Emomali Rahmon (President of #Tajikistan) totally outplayed Trump in the weird handshake game. https://t.co/OsoAxwn7wG

— Yuval Weber (@yuvalweber) May 23, 2017

Looks like someone finally bested trump's aggressive handshake, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Sharipovich aka NOT IN MY HOUSE! https://t.co/Uga6Ih73e1

— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) May 23, 2017

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