Donald Trump held Theresa May’s hand because he’s scared of ‘slopes and stairs’

YOU CAN’T imagine many things scare Donald Trump but apparently there is something the powerful President is scared of.

U.S. President Trump held Theresa May’s hand because of his fear ‘stairs and slopes’. Picture: AFP/Brendan Smialowski

DONALD Trump may have held hands with Theresa May in the White House because he has a fear of stairs.

Stunning images of the two leaders’ intimate moment was captured by photographers and flashed around the world, The Sun reports.

British Prime Minister Theresa May helps US President Donald Trump with his fear of stairs. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

It has recently emerged Donald Trump may be scared of stairs and slopes

Don’t worry Mr Trump, Theresa May has your back ... and hand. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Taken as they walked from the building’s state rooms to the West Wing, it seemed to sum up how deeply they had bonded after a historic first meeting on Friday afternoon in Washington DC.

But an alternative explanation emerged that the US president suffers from bathmophobia — a fear of stairs or slopes.

Government sources in Washington DC said they had been told the New York property billionaire is uncomfortable with using either.

The 70-year-old president is thought to have grabbed Ms May’s hand to steady himself as the pair walked down a ramp in a colonnade, before then rubbing it in thanks.

Mr Trump’s phobia also means he refuses to visit one close aide’s office in the White House because it’s up a flight of stairs from the Oval Office.

Downing Street last night would not discuss the president’s alleged phobia, instead dubbing the hand holding “a chivalrous gesture”.

This article appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission