Here are the eight seven best Prayuth-in-Washington-With-Trump photos. Actually, these are the only Prayuth-in-Washington-With-Trump photos that we have so far, fresh in from the wires.

Immediate takeaways:

  • Prayuth seems wary of the Trump handshake. Did he study footage on the flight over of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s grip-and-grimace? Did he engage in a Macron-esque test of wills with the American commander-in-chief?
  • FLOTUS Melania was included in the photo op, as was the height-of-poise Naraporn Chan-ocha.
  • Very sunny day in DC. Prayuth is a little blinky.
  • Prayuth hardly speaks English and that is certainly an improvement over Trump’s Thai. In only one photo does either man appear to look at each other, and that is Trump grimacing in Prayuth’s general direction.
  • In the video of Prayuth’s arrival (see below) to the White House, the assembled press show no interest in Prayuth, only shouting questions regarding one of the country’s worst mass murders that took place the night before in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha as his wife Naraporn Chan-ocha, left, and first lady Melania Trump watch during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Washington. Photo: Evan Vucci / Associated Press
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, and his wife Naraporn Chan-ocha, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, as they arrive at the White House in Washington.
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday in the Oval Office of the White House. Photo: Evan Vucci / Associated Press
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday in the Oval Office of the White House. Photo: Evan Vucci / Associated Press
President Donald Trump salutes as he reenters the White House in Washington with first lady Melania Trump on Monday after they greeted Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, and his wife Naraporn Chan-ocha. Photo: Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press
President Donald Trump salutes as he reenters the White House in Washington with first lady Melania Trump on Monday after they greeted Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, and his wife Naraporn Chan-ocha. Photo: Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press
First lady Melania Trump listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday in the Oval Office of the White House, President Donald Trump listens as Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a Monday meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump listens as Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a Monday meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Photo: Evan Vucci / Associated Press
First lady Melania Trump listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday in the Oval Office of the White House, President Donald Trump listens as Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a Monday meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump listens as Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a Monday meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Photo: Evan Vucci / Associated Press
President Donald Trump listens as Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a Monday meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Photo: Evan Vucci / Associated Press
President Donald Trump listens as Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a Monday meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Photo: Evan Vucci / Associated Press

Bonus video from WaPo:

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