Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks.
The above photo appeared on the White House Facebook Page following the Trump Administration’s first State Dinner celebrating the visit of French President Macron.
One comment claimed President Trump showed oafishness and lack of proper etiquette during a toast with Macron. Why? Because he did not hold his glass by the stem while Macron did. Here’s a close-up view:
Well, etiquette experts are quite divided on this issue. While many do suggest that holding the glass by the stem is preferable, holding it by the bowl is also quite acceptable.
Pictures that appeared (uncredited) on Twitter show a wide variety of glass-holding by all.
So, I wondered… What would Obama do?
Case closed?