What was supposed to be a handshake between the leaders of two friendly countries turned into a 10-second tug-of-war on Monday.

When Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, greeted England’s King Charles and Queen Camila at the White House, the president decided to engage in his trademark “clasp and yank” handshake.

For those not in the know, that’s where he pulls the hand of the other person toward him ― sometimes multiple times ― and vigorously shakes it up and down while patting the person with his other hand, as in this animated video.

As you can see from the actual video of their meeting, the king didn’t fall for the attempt at alpha male dominance and appeared to stand firm.

Trump is trying his toxic beta-male handshake, and Charles is having absolutely none of it. pic.twitter.com/vNjJcdyR2P

Trump has used the “clasp and yank” technique many times while meeting world leaders, and it’s so notorious that there is a Wikipedia page dedicated to his handshakes.

His handsy gamesmanship led to some awkward moments with French President Emmanuel Macron last October, and with then-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had a 19-second handshake with Trump back in 2017.

However, based on social media reactions, King Charles seemed to win this round of “Handshake-A-Mania,” especially after some observers described Trump’s hand as “swollen and discolored” when the two leaders posed for photos later with their wives.

Trump really tried hard with his gangrenous hand to do his stupid hand shake pull shit and the King fucking clowned him https://t.co/0bmgDZljyd

Decades of handshake practice with those sausages has paid off. https://t.co/WqbB7rx3Zv

Oh my god this is painful https://t.co/ztRaNyfxKm

Can’t pull that fratboy shit on the King…Donny Boy. https://t.co/cTN2hKfeeA

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