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| Melania's 'slap' and other weird Trump trip moments | Melania's 'slap' and other weird Trump trip moments |
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| Donald Trump is now in Rome on the latest part of his first foreign trip as US president, having left the Middle East. | Donald Trump is now in Rome on the latest part of his first foreign trip as US president, having left the Middle East. |
| It is a trip that has not passed without incident - many of them bizarre, and plenty of them worthy of further analysis. | It is a trip that has not passed without incident - many of them bizarre, and plenty of them worthy of further analysis. |
| Settle down as we round up the more intriguing and awkward moments of his trip so far. | Settle down as we round up the more intriguing and awkward moments of his trip so far. |
| The orb | The orb |
| We had to start with The Orb. How could we not? | We had to start with The Orb. How could we not? |
| It was a surreal sight - President Trump and his Saudi and Egyptian counterparts placing their hands on a glowing globe (they were inaugurating a centre in Riyadh aimed at combating extremist ideology). | It was a surreal sight - President Trump and his Saudi and Egyptian counterparts placing their hands on a glowing globe (they were inaugurating a centre in Riyadh aimed at combating extremist ideology). |
| It's the image that launched a thousands memes. And when Satanists got involved, you knew things had become especially weird. | It's the image that launched a thousands memes. And when Satanists got involved, you knew things had become especially weird. |
| Before leaving for Saudi Arabia, Mr Trump team had touted the speech he would give on combating radicalisation. When he left, people were speaking only about The Orb. | Before leaving for Saudi Arabia, Mr Trump team had touted the speech he would give on combating radicalisation. When he left, people were speaking only about The Orb. |
| Peach for our time | Peach for our time |
| A White House press statement about Mr Trump's visit to Israel said he would be looking to "promote the possibility of a lasting peach". | A White House press statement about Mr Trump's visit to Israel said he would be looking to "promote the possibility of a lasting peach". |
| Given that he went on to give a speech speaking about peace in the region, we're guessing the White House statement should have referred to "peace" rather than the shelf life of a particular fruit. | Given that he went on to give a speech speaking about peace in the region, we're guessing the White House statement should have referred to "peace" rather than the shelf life of a particular fruit. |
| Melania's swat...or was it? | Melania's swat...or was it? |
| The eagle-eyed observers with Israeli newspaper Haaretz spotted Melania Trump swatting away her husband's hand as he reached out for her. | The eagle-eyed observers with Israeli newspaper Haaretz spotted Melania Trump swatting away her husband's hand as he reached out for her. |
| Watch it for yourself - has he got tired of waiting for her to take his hand, and so withdraws it? Or is Melania really swatting her husband away? And did she do it again when they both landed in Rome on Tuesday? Make up your own minds. | |
| If you're one of those people who looks for clues into the health of the Trumps' marriage, this may provide more fodder. | If you're one of those people who looks for clues into the health of the Trumps' marriage, this may provide more fodder. |
| The ambassador's facepalm | The ambassador's facepalm |
| More work here for body language analysts. | More work here for body language analysts. |
| This clip, broadcast by the White House, showed Mr Trump with Israeli officials late on Monday. | This clip, broadcast by the White House, showed Mr Trump with Israeli officials late on Monday. |
| He tells them - in Israel, remember: "We just got back from the Middle East", before quickly correcting himself: "We just got back from Saudi Arabia". | He tells them - in Israel, remember: "We just got back from the Middle East", before quickly correcting himself: "We just got back from Saudi Arabia". |
| You can then see Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the US, seemingly put his head in his hand, only to quickly correct his gesture and brush his hair. | You can then see Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the US, seemingly put his head in his hand, only to quickly correct his gesture and brush his hair. |
| Again, watch the clip and make up your own minds. | Again, watch the clip and make up your own minds. |
| The clumsy selfie | The clumsy selfie |
| Towards the end of the long line of people whose hands the Trumps had to shake when they arrived in Israel was Oren Hazan, an MP from the ruling Likud party. | Towards the end of the long line of people whose hands the Trumps had to shake when they arrived in Israel was Oren Hazan, an MP from the ruling Likud party. |
| There was just one problem - he wasn't supposed to be there. | There was just one problem - he wasn't supposed to be there. |
| Israeli media said he pushed his way through the line of dignitaries - and he then demanded a selfie with Mr Trump. | Israeli media said he pushed his way through the line of dignitaries - and he then demanded a selfie with Mr Trump. |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discreetly tried to stop Mr Hazan, whose career has been hit by scandal, but failed. | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discreetly tried to stop Mr Hazan, whose career has been hit by scandal, but failed. |
| "I told Trump that they say I'm the Israeli Trump, I told him how excited I was," Mr Hazan told Israel's Ynet news site. | "I told Trump that they say I'm the Israeli Trump, I told him how excited I was," Mr Hazan told Israel's Ynet news site. |
| Israeli media said his brazen move had gone down badly with senior Likud officials. | Israeli media said his brazen move had gone down badly with senior Likud officials. |