--- description: The U.K. leader referenced a photo of herself and President Trump walking hand in hand at the White House title: Britain's Theresa May Jokes About Donald Trump's Hands image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a5808898b4f3d14/6988b918a988caffdf6bae62/gettyimages-633265620.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Britain's Theresa May Makes a Joke About the Size of Donald Trump's Hands by [Zamira Rahim](/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 7, 2017 2:41 PM CUT  British Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S. President Donald Trump walk along The Colonnade of the West Wing at The White House on January 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. British Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S. President Donald Trump walk along The Colonnade of the West Wing at The White House on January 27, 2017 in Washington, DC.Christopher Furlong—Getty Images by [Zamira Rahim](/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 7, 2017 2:41 PM CUT British Prime Minister Theresa May [has joked about the size of President Donald Trump’s hands ](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/07/exclusive-theresa-may-poked-fun-size-donald-trumps-hands/ "undefined")at a fundraising event in London. May made the crack at the Black and White Ball after being applauded by guests, The _Telegraph_ reports. “I don’t think I have received such a big hand since I walked down the colonnade at the White House,” she said in response, apparently referencing a photo of herself and the U.S. president walking hand-in-hand during her visit to Washington last month. The size of Trump’s hands has been a subject of mockery since Graydon Carter, editor of _Vanity Fair_, [first mocked the president](http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/10/graydon-carter-donald-trump "undefined") by referring to him as a “short fingered vulgarian” in _Spy_ magazine. His hand-size was also a topic of debate [during his presidential campaign](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-has-small-hands-marco-rubio-says-n527791 "undefined"). Carter has said that the president remains sensitive about the jibe. \[[_Telegraph_](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/07/exclusive-theresa-may-poked-fun-size-donald-trumps-hands/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4662409/donald-trump-theresa-may-hands-joke/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4662409/donald-trump-theresa-may-hands-joke/"},"headline":"Britain's Theresa May Makes a Joke About the Size of Donald Trump's Hands","datePublished":"2017-02-07T14:41:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:10:46.825Z","description":"The President is reportedly very sensitive about his mitts","url":"https://time.com/4662409/donald-trump-theresa-may-hands-joke/","keywords":["United Kingdom"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a5808898b4f3d14/6988b918a988caffdf6bae62/gettyimages-633265620.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Zamira Rahim","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a5808898b4f3d14/6988b918a988caffdf6bae62/gettyimages-633265620.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Trump Meets With British PM Theresa May At The White House","caption":"President Trump Meets With British PM Theresa May At The White House","creditText":"Christopher Furlong—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4662409/donald-trump-theresa-may-hands-joke/","name":"Britain's Theresa May Makes a Joke About the Size of Donald Trump's Hands"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"President Trump Meets with British Prime Minister May","description":"As a candidate, Donald Trump called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization \"obsolete.\" But as he stood next to British Prime Minister Theresa May Friday, she told the world that he was \"100% behind\" the alliance.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/eJvkuFTj/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-01-27T20:00:04.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eJvkuFTj.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4662409/donald-trump-theresa-may-hands-joke/","duration":"PT2M10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4662409/donald-trump-theresa-may-hands-joke/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```