Kamala Harris & Donald Trump Shaking Hands At The 2024 Presidential Debate And At The 9/11 Memorial Service The Next Day (videos & comments)

ABC 7 Chicago, Sep 10, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shook hands as they took the debate stage Tuesday night. https://abc7chicago.com/politics/harr...

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This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of Vice President and 2024 Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former President and 2024 Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump shaking hands at the September 10, 2024 Presidential Debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and at the 9/11 Memorial Service the following day in New York City.

Comments about Harris and Trump shaking hands and the cultural meanings of Trump's "power hand shake style" are also included in this post.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Harris, Trump shake hands at 9/11 memorial | USA TODAY

USA TODAY, Sep 11, 2024  #NewYork #Politics

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shook hands at the 9/11 memorial service at Ground Zero.

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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT THE DEBATE HANDSHAKE 

SOURCE #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeG6TycuK4g [This is the first video in this pancocojams post.]

September 10, 2024

1. @CaneFu
"Trump lost at the handshake and continued to lose every single point after that. What disaster tonight was for Trump."

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September 11, 2024

2. @ejvr99 

"The handshake seen around the world"

** 3.@KaraCamilleDelonas
"That was a power move if I've ever seen a power move"

** 4.@vanitayogeshwar5698
"The coward that he is he couldn’t be a gentleman and approach her for a cordial handshake. Slunk around the lectern like a

chastised child. And he is the one who will stand up to Putin and Kim Jong Un. Nah!!"

** 5.@BritniRobots

"Kamala is a class act. Had she not initiated it, I don’t think Trump would have shaken her hand. It shows that she’s the bigger person."

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6. @_.-AAA-._
"First time watching a debate? They always start with a hand-shake."

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7. @MrMechudo94
"​ @_.-AAA-._  You must have missed the Trump and Biden debate"

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8. @_.-AAA-._
"She desperately shook his hand."

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9. @ZerOrbit_
"@_.-AAA-._  Handshakes in politics are a power move to show who's in charge. Who's weak and who's not."

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10.@lisamccurdy4099

"@ZerOrbit_  facts!"

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11. @_.-AAA-._
"@ZerOrbit_  In debates, a handshake is how it begins. You must be new to this"

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12. @ZerOrbit_
"@_.-AAA-._  Her going up to him for the handshake was a power move. In politics, it’s about showing confidence, even when the other person tries to avoid it. That's not desperation, it's strategy."

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13. @kunserndsittizen2655
"She didn’t allow his power move handshake where he pulls in and turns his hand to be on top."

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14. @Moby-i3s
"What I found very interesting about this is that he ALWAYS likes to be dominant with the handshake holding it longer than usual. And what this tells me is that she intimidates him. He knows that she is smart (much smarter than he) and she is able to defend herself. She scares the s^%t out of him. Just my opinion." -snip- This is how this comment is written in that discussion thread.

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15. @LuisSteele
"Kamala isn't smart"

Instantly walks up to Trump, holds out her hand for a shake, ultimately forcing him to either A: Shake her hand or B: Make his self look even worse. Shes playing chess and hes playing checkers."

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SOURCE #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUK10AYGBiI "Chris Matthews: Harris made Trump play defense on inflation", published by MSNBC, Sep 11, 2024  

Chris Matthews and reporter Jasmine Wright join Morning Joe to discuss Tuesday's debate between VP Harris and former President Donald Trump.

 1. @P.90.603
"She was so classy in approaching him to shake his hand. We all know that it's typical racist and sexist behavior to avoid people someone is racist and sexist against."

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2. @annejohnson5875
"I loved that alpha she-wolf move she pulled by forcing him into a handshake.  Now he knows what it feels like to be grabbed without consent."

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3.  @Atimatimukti
"Body language experts say, your handshake says a lot about you. We can see Harris's hand was on top of  the old man. This means, she controled him from that moment on. She is humble  so she prepares and takes advice, he is just an arrogant, SOB liar"

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4. @DiamondBodyHealing
"it was mostly a power move as well as an act of dignity and grace. saying her name to correct all the times he mispronounced her name in order to demean her, and looking in his eyes to signal 'this was the introduction we were supposed to have on Jan 20 2021 but you were too wimpy to show up'."
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Contrary to tradition, former President Trump didn't attend the 2020 inaugural ceremony for President Biden and Vice President Harris.   

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5. @Sarth824
"That handshake moment was when he lost. She established dominance from the start. And he never dared look at her. Masterful!"

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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT THE 9/11 MEMORIAL HANDSHAKE 

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABcJgmG6mME "WATCH: Trump's SHOCKING Face-to-Face With Kamala Harris Morning After Debate!" Luke Beasley, Sep 11, 2024

Luke discusses Trump's appearance with Kamala Harris at a 9/11 anniversary event.

[All of these comments were published on September 11, 2024. However, comment #1 &#2 specifically refer to the debate night handshake that was initiated by Vice President Harris.]

1.@debrajames6286
"VP Harris took COMMAND of the whole Debate last night, by walking up and shaking Trump hand, with total CONFIDENCE. Well done future POTUS. Bravo.🇺🇲️🇺🇲"

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2. @thomasfranco5997
"I have never seen a Former President look so frightened of a handshake last night. She had the power to go straight to him at his podium. That was her power handshake after that it went downhill from there for Trump."

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3. @rodeanabean4019
"Why didn't he shake President Biden's hand? Such disrespect for the office and the man."

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4. @glenncurry3041
"As a professional salesperson for over 50 years there is an art to the hand shake. I commented to my partner last night about how Kamala did not allow Trump to make his usual handshake moves. He likes to reach out, grab the other personas and had and draw them towards him, using the left hand on top for grip. It throws the other person off guard towards him. Kamala was prepared and Trump just looked limp instead.

And today's shows she knows how to control the handshake and took control over the Donald again! That is one powerful self confident person! Taking control of the bully!"

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5. @lanelson6875
"Luke, that's his thing--pulls with handshake, does it to world leaders, the pull in to show dominance"

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6. @kiki19822
"He did it with Macron and he looked ridiculous."

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7. @pbenton2920
"He tried his weird pulling handshake and she had none of it!! Madam President!! "

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8. @mamiecourchaine4393
"Yes, he has done that before with others."

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9. @simianpiate
"I noticed that too, he tried to do the “power” handshake. Fail. Lol"

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10. @patrickjohnson5072
"Hopefully someone got her some sanitizer." ** Reply 11. @pbenton2920

"@patrickjohnson5072  eewwwwww good point!!" ** Reply 12. @ColinWatters
"You mean the one where he pulls the girl towards him for a kiss?'
** 13. pbenton2920 "@ColinWatters  ewwwww no! He tries to show his dominance by pulling the handshake towards him to put the other person off balance."
** 14. @JoerkellTheAnnihilator

"He tried to pull her hand in like he always does but he failed! Kamala stood her ground!" ** Reply 15. @lissa4306
"@JoerkellTheAnnihilator... tRump even tried using 2 tiny hands to pull Kamala in! Fail!

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** 16. @being2107
"That’s Fascist Trump’s aggressive, handshake move. He does it to intimidate. She did excellent!"
** 17. @kahukilairu
"I saw this earlier but noticed something new... trump is fuming that he didn't get to dominate in that handshake. Look at his face. He may actually cry at any minute. Also notice Biden's face, he is loving it"
** 18. @cherylbarrett3443 "I remember when Trump was disgracing the Office of the President, he usually wouldn't let go when shaking the hands of other world leaders. It was really weird."
** 19. @deborahlinton9635
"He tried this at a NATO summit with my Prime Minister Trudeau but he wasn’t able to pull him towards himself. No bullies allowed." ** 20. @smalls9852
"Interesting. To me, it looked like he tried to pull away and Kamala Harris was like "oh no, I tell you when this handshake ends" lol."
** 21. @JamesG-sg1hg
"He couldn't even win the handshake "
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22. @sherylcoburn585
"Thats his bully "power move " what a clown"
** 23. @KrustyKlown
"Trump again tried to do his classic power PULL IN handshake, and was denied!!!  LOL."
** 24. @cestlarie
"It's so rare for someone to deny his awkward power move handshake. Most just let it happen. I was so excited to see her pull back, nope, you don't have control here Donald. She's just so damn inspiring."
**** ADDENDUM- ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HANDSHAKE AT THE 9/11 MEMORIAL From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrQAaaXymcI "Trump Knows HIS LIFE IS OVER and TIME TO BEG", MeidasTouch, September 12, 2024
All of these comments are from September 12, 2024 Numbers added for referencing purposes only. 1. @Anita-ts5ep "Trump tries to yank Kamala towards him to assert dominance.

Desperate." ** Reply 2. @Jan-zv7ze "Absolutely..that is exactly how he treats both men and

women...but, Kamala outsmarted him and he is freaking out."

** Reply 3. @marilyne4324 "He's such a predator, yank her towards him, then a tried to

add in his second hand.

The double hand.

It's so vile."

** Reply 4. @TheCloudhopper "Yup and you can see her fully expecting it and yanking back.

She has absolute dominance over him."

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