New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (NT): One more handholding-turned-embarrassed moment caught by United States President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump.

The US President was clicked circling his third wife in a bid to hold Melania's hand during the welcome ceremony of French President, Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron to the White House on Tuesday.

Melania, who adorned with a white outfit and a crammed white hat, stood next to her husband tightly as he appeared to make a slight effort to hold her hand - first extending his pinky-littlie-finger and then tenderly giving her hand a tiny shake before she at last placed her hand on his. After which Trump was seen lipsing "Thank you."

This isn't the first moment when the US first lady appeared averse to hold her spouse's hand. In May, she was captured on camera noticeably swatting away Trump’s hand during a journey to Tel Aviv, Israel.

Apart from this in February, the couple when departed from the White House for a tour to Ohio, Trump once again tried but unsuccessful to make hand-to-hand touch with his wife.

On Tuesday most natives were speedy to take note of the Trumps' latest embarrassed hand-holding moment.