Revealed: Why Donald Trump and Theresa May held hands

It has emerged that British Prime Minister Theresa May was only photographed hand in hand with US President Donald Trump – because, bizarre as it sounds, the president may have a fear of slopes and needed a soothing arm to negotiate a downhill stretch of path. The image of the pair holding hands was beamed […]

It has emerged that British Prime Minister Theresa May was only photographed hand in hand with US President Donald Trump – because, bizarre as it sounds, the president may have a fear of slopes and needed a soothing arm to negotiate a downhill stretch of path. The image of the pair holding hands was beamed around the world Friday, to the delight of supporters of the new President but to the consternation of those – many of them in the UK – far less keen on Mr Trump. But government sources in Washington DC were suggesting that the hand-holding was not as a result of a deep and lasting friendship after all. The insider said that Mr Trump is known to have an aversion to slopes or stairs, and said this could have been the reason for the president’s decision to grasp the Prime Minister’s hand. Such a fear is a recognised condition – called BATHMOPHOBIA. As the pair walked along the White House colonnade on Friday, they encountered the top of a gentle slope. It was Mr Trump who then offered his hand to Mrs May, apparently anxious the prime minister should steady the nerves of the world’s most powerful man.

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