The former president seemed to need some adulation at Mar-a-Lago.
Donald Trump might have had his own “please clap” moment.
A new video posted on Twitter by PatriotTakes, a website that monitors right-wing media, shows Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort standing at his table, gesturing to those nearby to applaud for him.
They did, and he gave them a thumbs-up:
It’s not clear when the video was taken, but it’s nearly identical to a Jeb Bush moment from the 2016 campaign trail, in which he uttered what he thought would be an applause line, only to be greeted with silence.
“Please clap,” he said.
Twitter users, of course, provided Trump with further attention: