sooooo many dap details to break down here pic.twitter.com/BNC4X6wXMf
— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates) February 15, 2020
for one, 44 going FULL clasp into embrace into straight up shake, not back to clasp, is flatly...a presidential dap.
— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates) February 15, 2020
Getting from embrace back to full shake is not easily executed unless the second person is following suit. Which with him, they all are, obvs. Hence the name
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secondly, to the offhand on the embrace. Notice how with both players, 44 goes multi-pat.
— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates) February 15, 2020
saved the extended hand on pat for someone closer to his age, a sign of respect. You’ll notice that conversely, both players give 44 the extended one pat as well, even tho not reciprocated
Now for those of you who dont understand why this is all so necessary to break down.
— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates) February 15, 2020
REMINDER: 44 is left handed. So he basically does all his daps with his off hand or “switch” if you will.
POTUS CAN DAP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HOOP. Not that most lefties dont do this too
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anyways, that was your dap lesson of the day. Thanks for dropping by
— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates) February 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/adamamin/status/1228484226212864000
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it’s unreal how many facets he has to his dap game
— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates) February 15, 2020
I’m a lefty and I can attest that trying to execute an embrace of that nature with the right hand is a challenge. Yet 44 makes it look effortless. I will continue to work on my right to make him proud.
— Bruce (@SirKingBruce) February 15, 2020
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Code Switcher in Chief
— Daniel (@dshif) February 15, 2020
Coolest man on the planet and it isn’t close
— Te (@airtight409) February 15, 2020
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True story...in 2008, then little-known candidate came to a local trade school to speak and I happened to be seated right by the entrance door. He came out and I dapped him up only to have his security take my arm off of his back. He turned to his security and said, “relax”. 🐐
— Alex Hernandez (@salejandroh) February 15, 2020
DAP (Dignity and Pride) handshakes became symbols of unity, kinship and survival among AA soldiers in Vietnam. #MilitaryAppreciationMonth pic.twitter.com/XX9yTEHlOt
— Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) May 15, 2017
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