President Donald Trump is getting lots of attention for his national security speech on Monday ― and as much for the way he drank water, as for what he said.
Trump reached for a glass of water during his address, and carefully held onto the small cup using both hands.
Trump’s water-sipping is especially ironic considering that he lambasted Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for the awkward way Rubio grabbed a water glass during his 2013 rebuttal speech to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
Twitter really poured it on in response to Trump’s careful sip:
Can someone please explain to me why President (COUGHbabyhandsCOUGH) Trump needs two hands to drink a glass of water?pic.twitter.com/zsBhcv9fsv#MondayMotivation
— Holly O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) December 18, 2017
via @atrupar
just an extremely normal way to drink out of a small glass of water pic.twitter.com/GmBbpubBkj
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) December 18, 2017
#Trump flexed his power today by stealing the soul of his water. pic.twitter.com/BhZ36Xdnde
— D.C. Douglas🍸 (@DC_Douglas) December 18, 2017
Trump drinks water like Gollum eats fish https://t.co/g44QEdxKlq
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) December 18, 2017
Trump actually drinking water is almost more awkward than Trump mocking Marco Rubio for drinking water. pic.twitter.com/eMxoEYoHFF
— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) December 18, 2017
Why does Trump look like a raccoon grabbing food when he drinks water? pic.twitter.com/Hf4wMe1V46
— Drake LaRoche (@pro_TEG_y) December 18, 2017
Get you a man (or a woman) who holds you as delicately as Trump holds his water. pic.twitter.com/7aqxyHo02N
— April Michelle (@aprilmichelle00) December 18, 2017
Had Trump drank water from a glass before he became President? pic.twitter.com/mLreSQ3U1D
— Barstool News Network (@BarstoolNewsN) December 18, 2017
This is how I tell my 4-year-old to drink water...with both hands so she doesn’t spill it. #Trump #water https://t.co/89ePvJ4vWx
— Sonali Shah 📺📻 (@SonaliShah) December 18, 2017
Trump sure is having a lot of awkward water-sipping moments for someone who mercilessly mocked Rubio for the exact same thing. pic.twitter.com/I7w4evNkXB
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) December 18, 2017
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