Video of Donald Trump fidgeting with everything in front of him goes viral

It’s hard for Donald Trump not to make news at the moment.

And now the US president’s habit of moving things around as he sits as a desk has caused quite the stir on the internet.

A mesmeric video showing the US leader moving stuff close to him around has prompted lots of speculation about what he is up to.

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The video shows Trump on several different occasions fiddling with whatever is in front of him.UKoriginal;

A tweet by @OnlineAlison which showed the video has now been retweeted more than 20,000 times and liked almost 35,000 times.

The popularity of the video led many to speculate just what was going on.

Some claimed Trump may be suffering from some form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

President Trump shakes hands with Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
President Trump shakes hands with Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

But others claim it might something far more obvious – a power play by a man who, judging by his handshakes, likes to be in control of a social or business situation.

Of course, there could be a third reason – Trump might not want to knock anything over in the full glare of the world’s media.