Twitter Users Debate Whether Prince Charles Really Snubbed Mike Pence
Call it “snub-gate” (actually, call it anything but that), but a new video shows Prince Charles walking straight past US vice president Mike Pence without shaking his hand.
The video above was captured at the start of a World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem memorial centre in Jerusalem on Thursday.
It shows the British royal walking to his seat, shaking the hand of one person and then walking past Pence and barely making eye contact before warmly greeting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Many people on Twitter assumed Prince Charles was snubbing the US vice president, making for a juicy international scandal.
However, Pence’s press secretary, Katie Waldman, insisted that was not the case and tweeted a photo prior to the event showing the pair in convivial conversation.
This is not true. VP and Prince Charles spoke prior to entering the event floor and after his remarks as well. https://t.co/Qr79TN42Axpic.twitter.com/LhsQVtHMRF
— Katie Waldman (@VPPressSec) January 23, 2020
One Twitter user was convinced she knew a snub when she saw one, but later noted that Pence had “tapped chuck on the arm.”
Explain video? I don't care for Charles I care for our @VP Our VP even had his hand out for a shake and boney butt walked past him as well snubbing VP's assistant.
— Grace Vasquez (@itsYourGrace) January 23, 2020
well taking another look... it does appear charles shook with his left hand vp press sec left hand and then @VP tapped chuck on the arm... so... had they already said hello? Maybe. Still from a quick view of video looks like a snub.
— Grace Vasquez (@itsYourGrace) January 23, 2020
But others felt the video was more likely to be truthful than a member of the Trump administration.
yea, that's why pence has his hand out and charles walks right by while glaring at him
— Ian (@ianjay_) January 23, 2020
Their meeting prior to entering the event floor went so well that Charles refused to shake Pence's hand!
— David Spivak ⚾️ (@dsspivak) January...