“Everyone cleared out…no one would come and take this box.”

Allow me to take you back a little over a year ago, to Inauguration Day 2017.

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On this day in history, this infamous screenshot was taken when an inexplicably awkward exchange occurred between exiting first lady Michelle Obama and incoming first lady Melania Trump:

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Upon arriving at the White House, Trump handed Obama an unexpected gift, which left Obama awkwardly looking for a place to put it down.

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Thus, a meme was born.

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President Obama quickly stepped in, grabbing the gift and bringing it inside the White House, but this left the rest of us feeling like Brad Pitt circa Seven:

And also...why was that so damn awkward???

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Turns out there's so much protocol during the transition of power, even the smallest surprise moment can throw the whole White House staff off their game.

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Resulting in literally every anxious person's worst nightmare, that is, until former president Obama was like, "GIMME DAT."

A literal "thanks, Obama" moment.

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As for what was inside the box:

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So there ya have it, another mystery solved.

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