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14 Trump Photos From 2017 That Made Us Question Reality

Yes, this all happened over the last 365 days.
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As we close out 2017, it’s important to look back and reflect: Yes, we actually did see President Donald Trump do that thing. 

Photographers have captured split-second moments that are hard evidence of what a strange year it has been, from our commander in chief tossing paper towels at Hurricane Maria survivors in Puerto Rico to him botching some handshakes. 

Take a look at the photos below ― and remember that this was just his first year in office. 

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Trump throws rolls of paper towels into a crowd of Puerto Rico residents affected by Hurricane Maria as he visits Calgary Chapel in San Juan on Oct. 3.
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Trump reacts as he sits in a truck on March 23 while welcoming truckers and CEOs to attend a meeting at the White House regarding health care.
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Trump registers his surprise as he realizes other leaders, including Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte and Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, are crossing their arms for the traditional "ASEAN handshake" as he participates in the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Summit in Manila, Philippines, on Nov. 13.
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Trump, along with first lady Melania Trump, Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, put their hands on an illuminated globe during the inauguration ceremony of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 21.
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Trump looks up toward the solar eclipse while standing on the Truman Balcony at the White House on Aug. 21.
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Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May are pictured ahead of a photo opportunity of leaders as they arrive for a NATO summit meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on May 25.
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Trump boards Air Force One to depart for Vietnam from Beijing, China, on Nov. 10.
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Trump holds up a pen after signing the HBCU executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 28.
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Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel wait for reporters to enter the room before their meeting in the Oval Office on March 17.
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Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7.
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Trump welcomes 11-year-old Frank Giaccio to the White House on Sept. 15. Frank, who wrote a letter to Trump offering to mow the White House lawn, was invited to work for a day along the National Park Service staff.
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Trump and Putin shake hands as they take part in a family photo at the APEC summit in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 10.
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Trump jokes with French President Emmanuel Macron about their handshakes at the start of the NATO summit at their new headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on May 25.
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Trump holds a mechanical tool as he attends a Made in America roundtable in the East Room of the White House on July 19.

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Trump Travels Through Asia
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U.S. President Donald Trump flies via Marine One helicopter over the Tokyo suburbs to meet Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wave to reporters after they signed hats reading 'Donald and Shinzo, Make Alliance Even Greater'. (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump gestures to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as Japanese professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama looks on, as they play golf at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, north of Tokyo, Japan. (credit:KYODO Kyodo / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump pours fish food out as Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks on while they were feeding carps before their working lunch at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump puts on a U.S. Pacific Air Forces bomber jacket before delivering remarks to members of the U.S. military at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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First Lady Melania Trump shows her calligraphy with Akie Abe, wife of Japanese prime minister, while attending a calligraphy class of 4th graders at the Kyobashi Tsukiji elementary school in Tokyo. (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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Melania Trump and Japan's first lady Akie Abe visit Kyobashi Tsukiji elementary school in Tokyo. (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump smiles during a joint press conference with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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White House senior staff discuss the situation as U.S. President Donald Trump sits in his car after being grounded from an attempt to visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in the truce village of Panmunjom dividing North Korea and South Korea, at a U.S. military post in Seoul. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania visit the Forbidden City. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with opera performers at the Forbidden City. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump departs Seoul in Marine One while en-route to Osan Air Base, South Korea. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrive on Air Force One in Beijing, China, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song (credit:Aly Song / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrive on Air Force One at Beijing, China. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony at the Great hall of the People in Beijing, China. (credit:Damir Sagolj / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands after making joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (credit:Damir Sagolj / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One to depart for Vietnam from Beijing Airport. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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Melania Trump smiles with children holding U.S. and China flags as she visits Beijing Zoo. (credit:Thomas Peter / Reuters)
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Melania Trump visits the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China. (credit:Thomas Peter / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) as they pose for a group photo ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit leaders gala dinner in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 10, 2017. (credit:MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV via Getty Images)
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