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Presidential Debate 2020: Did Trump push Melania after she pulled her hand away? Internet calls it 's**t move'

Eagle-eyed social media users noticed how POTUS seemingly pushed Melania to get off the stage while Joe Biden and Jill waved at the audience

POTUS Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden met in the third and final round of the presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, before the upcoming election day on November 3. 

The debate was moderated by Kristen Welker with the discussions centered around the coronavirus pandemic, foreign policy and healthcare. As compared to the previous debate, both the parties engaged in a much more wholesome debate which was conducted brilliantly by Welker. 

As the debate came to an end, Trump and his wife Melania were seen leaving the stage. The couple has been in the news earlier for their not-so-warm gestures towards each other, especially this one time when Melania was seen slapping away her husband's hand as he tried to hold hers. It looks like Trump has evened the score as he seemingly swatted away Melania's hand.

Towards the end of the final presidential debate, eagle-eyed social media users were left amused as it appeared that Trump seemingly pushed his wife to get her moving off the stage. The apparent 'push' has caused quite the stir across social media platforms such as Twitter. 

One such user had pointed out, "Did anyone else see Trump push Melania to turn her around and shove her again in the back to get her moving off the stage? I know everyone was immediately turning their attention to what had been said, but I'm shocked not to see anyone else talking about this."

Another user commented on the same, "Why did Trump hold Melania’s hand in the first place, if all he was going to do was throw it out of his hand and push her off stage? Piece of s**t move. #Debates2020 #PresidentialDebate." While another shared, "It looked like he pushed Melania off the stage too. I mean, she didn't fall or anything, but his hand looked to push her."

"No, that is a snatch away. Melania takes her hand away while Jill tries to grab Joe's. The differences in their marriages couldn't be more clear!" commented another social media user. Yet another added, "Did he just slap Melania’a hand away and *lightly* push her off stage while Joe and Jill stood and waved at everyone." 

We had earlier reported that a body language expert weighed in on how Melania Trump's relationship with Trump had changed ever since she assumed the role of the first lady of the United States three and a half years ago. According to a body language expert, Judi James who spoke to Express, although the present first couple was never as affectionate or candid in public as their predecessors Michelle and Barack Obama, there seems to be a growing "lack of affection" between them, which comes across in their awkward appearances together.

“It would be a difficult call to decide if Donald and Melania are currently using natural-looking body language together as the only ‘natural’-looking shots of them as a couple dates back to the time when they were having fun together in a nightclub many years ago. Since he won the vote four years ago we don’t seem to see any ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpses of the pair just hanging out, or even any more romantic poses together in the style of Michelle and Barack. Their more telling body language ‘moments’ seem to be confined to odd touches or hand-holding, although these do appear to have become more common between them recently. The couple appears to look self-conscious together which may be a sign of a lack of affection," she said.