The 'Obama and Trump Shaking Hands' meme originated from the historic meeting in the Oval Office on November 10, 2016, following Donald Trump's election victory. The photograph captured a moment of profound political contrast and palpable tension as the outgoing 44th president met with his successor. Internet users quickly latched onto the stiff body language and the stark difference in the two men's ideologies to create a template for 'forced cooperation' or 'unlikely handovers.' It is commonly used to depict situations where two opposing forces must interact, or when one person is passing a responsibility or a 'mess' onto someone who clearly has different plans for how to handle it.