“Donald and Melania Trump Awkwardly Holding Hands” is officially back on the air after a brief hiatus. And it’s no less cringe-inducing than the last time you saw it.

You may remember the first installment, back in January 2017, on the eve of his inauguration. The President-Elect attempted to grab his wife’s hand as they descended the stairs of Air Force One only to have her gently dismiss the gesture. Then there was the time last, in May, when she fully swatted his hand away while on a tarmac in Israel—and the world (and social media) went nuts. In February, FLOTUS eluded his grasp yet again with an impressive swerve, causing him to cover up the snub with a behind-the-back grab maneuver.

And here we are again today, on the South Lawn of the White House. The President and the First Lady were welcoming French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, for the administration’s first state visit when cameras captured footage of Trump making a move. It…didn’t go well, though she did eventually lightly grab his hand. Frankly, these are getting tough for any of us to watch.

See for yourselves below. It’s incredibly awkward.

The Internet is having a field day, as one would expect with one user writing, “Poor Melania, she looked like she was holding back tears under her hat as she held Trump’s hand.” Another said, “It’s almost like he thanks her at the end when she caves to letting him hold her hand. But I know he’d never do something like that.”

https://twitter.com/DaringReporter/status/988767863220695042

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Of course, we have no idea what really goes on in the personal relationship between President Trump and the First Lady, but each incident of awkward hand-holding stands in stark contrast to their predecessors, the Obamas, who were often quite affectionate with each other in public.

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