Online sleuths believe theyâve deduced the reason behind Donald Trumpâs strange walk as he went to his potentially historic summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week.
Friday, August 15, saw two of the worldâs most powerful men convene for talks regarding a ceasefire over Russiaâs ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Trump, who has long proclaimed to be a master negotiator, said ahead of the meeting that he would be tabling an offer âtoo goodâ to refuse.
At the time of writing, no agreement has been reached (there is no ceasefire), though Trump â who previously threatened âvery severe consequencesâ if the summit didnât reach a favorable conclusion â said great progress between he and Putin had been made.
Perhaps unsurprisingly a number of aspects relating to the meeting made headlines over the weekend, including Trump performing his âyankâ handshake while he greeted Putin, and viewers spotting a B-2 stealth bomber flying overhead before the meeting began.
And yet arguably what generated the most buzz (at least in the build-up to the summit) was Trumpâs rather bizarre manner of walking when he disembarked his aircraft and took to a red carpet that would lead him to the meeting place.
Online users simply couldnât get over the 79-year-old POTUSâs apparent inability to just walk in a straight line, prompting speculation as to why he seemed to be veering left and right.
One included the obvious threat of assassination, only compounded by the incident that saw Trump shot in the ear while on the campaign trail last year.
One X user penned: âIâm only half joking here, but if I was almost assassinated twice, Iâd probably walk in zig-zags for the rest of my life.â
Another added: âThought the same thing. Almost like a reflex at this point.â
A third pondered: âZig-zag to avoid bullets hitting? Or out of nervousness?â
Conspiracy theories relating to Trump and Putinâs big meeting have been all the rage over the weekend. Some online users were even of the opinion that Putin had sent a body double to the summit in Alaska while the president himself stayed well away.
Speaking to the Daily Star, body language expert Inbaal Honigman played this idea down, stating: âAs we observe Vladimir Putin march alongside Donald Trump, the Russian presidentâs famed âgunslinger gaitâ is as evident as ever.â
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