Donald Trump was making an attempt to be a "gentleman" when he held onto Theresa May's hand to maintain her from slipping down a slope, the previous British Prime Minister mentioned.

It was 2017 when May grew to become the primary world chief to satisfy with the newly-inaugurate Trump on the White House.

The pair had been noticed strolling across the iconic spherical porch on the entrance of the manager mansion. All of a sudden, they held hands and Trump didn't let go until they reached the end of a slight slope main again inside.

May revealed she was puzzled by his gesture, admitted she nonetheless does not know what pushed him to do it – however steered he possible simply needed to make sure she did not fall.

She mentioned: "I have no idea why he did it. I mean, he sort of said, ‘Oh, there’s a slope so you need to be careful on the slope.’

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Speaking to The Sunday Times, she said the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 served as a "wake-up name for us all”.

May added: "If you look over the years since the Second World War, there was a sense that liberal democracy was going to be sweeping the world, almost, and it was there and it was embedded and we could take it for granted.

"I believe what occurred at Capitol Hill confirmed that we will’t take it without any consideration.”

Trump has repeatedly downplayed his role in inciting his supporters into storming into Congress in the course of the vote to certify Joe Biden's victory over him.

He has additionally accused Special Counsel Jack Smith, who indicted him earlier this month in relation to the attack, and the Department of Justice of conducting a "witch hunt" geared toward undermining his efforts to be reelected.

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