Watch Trump exchange an awkward salute with a North Korean general

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Another day, another embarrassing Donald Trump moment that the internet's buzzing about.

On Thursday, footage of President Trump awkwardly saluting a North Korean general surfaced online, and it's just something you have to see for yourself.

ABC News captured footage of the moment, which shows Trump initially going in for a handshake only to be saluted by the North Korean general instead. In an attempt to recover, Trump then returns the salute, but the general's busy trying to do the whole handshake thing.

Let's take a look at the video, shall we? The salute flub comes in at about 15 seconds.

Per ABC News, the short footage was reportedly taken from a 42-minute-long program aired by North Korean state media. And if you keep watching, you can get a quick behind-the-scenes glimpse of Trump and Kim Jong-un's summit.

Ah, to be a fly on that wall!

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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