Trump Suggests Americans Shouldn’t Shake Hands -- Ever Again
Donald Trump speaks at the White House on March 26.
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President Donald Trump suggested that Americans should consider giving up the tradition of greeting each other with a hand-shake -- forever.
Trump has set a goal of returning Americans back to work by Easter, despite the coronavirus outbreak, but he said at a White House news conference on Thursday that they shouldn’t entirely abandon “social distancing” practices, especially shaking hands.