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Here's The World's Most Awkward Three-Way Handshake

Come, friends. Pull up a chair and watch this car crash of a handshake.

By Tasneem Nashrulla

Picture of Tasneem Nashrulla Tasneem Nashrulla BuzzFeed News Reporter

Posted on June 29, 2016, at 3:11 p.m. ET

U.S. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto hung out Wednesday at the North American Leaders' Summit in Ottawa.

Chris Wattie / Reuters

Then this happened.

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The most awkward three-way handshake EVER.

Chris Wattie / Reuters

Peña Nieto's hand was just left hanging, Trudeau literally had no idea what he was doing, and Obama looked both confused and as if he were counting down his days left in office.

Pull up a chair and watch this monstrosity in motion.

CPAC @CPAC_TV

.@CanadianPM @POTUS & @EPN take a break during #NALS2016 for a quick photo-op in front of #Parliament Hill #cdnpoli

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"Stop it. You're making it weird."

T. Becket Adams @BecketAdams

"Stop it. You're making it weird." "No, you're making it weird." "Guys..." "Shake my hand!" "Seriously, guys."

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"An unstoppable awkward monster."

simon @stillwellgray

omfg the three way handshake is an unstopable awkward monster https://t.co/PQFXYRKCx7

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"The Canadian Handshake."

titled millenial @vmochama

the canadian handshake makes its global debut https://t.co/rHNpvgi4RW

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Sure, it seemed awkward and complicated and Canadian...

Jonathan Blake @jblakemn

This is a very complicated handshake

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But was it the secret ILLUMINATI HANDSHAKE?!?!

ClotureClub.com @ClotureClub

Finally, we now know the #illuminati handshake:

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People certainly seemed to think so.

Maegan Vazquez @maeganvaz

When the crew has a secret handshake

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Here's definitive proof.

David Mack @davidmackau

open ur eyes, sheeple

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But was the failed three-way as awkward as this historic handshake between Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro?

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*cringes, rolls over, dies*

  1. Which handshake was more awkward?

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