Trump’s signature at top of D-Day proclamation raises eyebrows

Several world leaders commemorated the 75th anniversary of D-Day Thursday by signing a symbolic proclamation, but President Trump’s signature looked slightly different than those of other officials.

{mosads}While every other political leader, including French President Emanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, signed their names at the bottom of the document, Trump chose to ink his signature in the top corner.

The move raised some eyebrows on social media.

Guess which world leader signed his name at the top, when everyone else signed at the bottom?! pic.twitter.com/XPM2lfQfEn

— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) June 6, 2019

Representatives from 16 nations signed a D-Day proclamation today. 15 signed at the bottom, one man signed at the top.#DDay75 #DonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/gVRlbZ1rZV

— Rt Hon Sir Peter Mannion KCB MP (@PeterMannionMP) June 5, 2019

Uh…. https://t.co/bgUsKJrLFc

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 6, 2019

Some defended the president’s signature placement, with one Twitter user responding to Abel, saying, “Not sure that’s particularly worthy of criticism. There is no space left at the bottom.”

Not sure that’s particularly worthy of criticism. There is no space left at the bottom.

— Jason Freeman (@Jasoncfreeman) June 7, 2019

That’s the way to do it when there’s no more space on the bottom. Pathetic observation really….

— Heathcliffe (@grayheath56) June 7, 2019

A handwriting expert appearing on CNN said that “the size of the signature correlates with narcissism, with ego, with a grandiose sense of importance.”

“The size of the signature correlates with narcissism, with ego, with a grandiose sense of self-importance,” says a handwriting expert, of Trump’s John Hancock.
The President signing a D-Day Proclamation at the very top does nothing to refute the analysis.https://t.co/WKkMw7OwYA pic.twitter.com/N3XKMn7rax

— OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) June 7, 2019s unclear why Trump signed his name at the top, or in what order he signed the proclamation, his

It’s unclear why Trump signed his name at the top, or in what order he signed the proclamation, which was presented Thursday during D-Day commemorations in Portsmouth, England. 

The document signifies world leaders’ “shared responsibility to ensure that the unimaginable horror of these years is never repeated.”