WATCH: Melania Trump rejects her husband’s attempt to join hands for the second time this week

This is starting to get more than a little bit awkward.

Melania Trump hasn’t exactly tried to hide the fact that she’s not always comfortable in the company of her husband since he became president; even on the day of his inauguration she delivered a fairly public hint that relations between the two of them might be a little frosty.

And it didn’t stop there.

Earlier this month, for example, Melania’s ‘liking’ of a tweet that seemed to openly mock their relationship led many to jump to conclusions and consider it as a cry for help, even if the ‘like’ was retracted within 45 minutes.

This week, meanwhile, Melania hasn’t done much to quell suggestions of a thaw in her relationship with her husband in two incidents which, as you’d expect of the US president (especially this US president), have attracted plenty of publicity.

Having flicked away an attempt by her husband to join hands when Air Force One landed in Israel on Monday...

Clip via Matt Novak

... Melania did almost the exact same thing when the Trumps paid a visit to Rome on Tuesday...

Clip via Fox 10 Phoenix

A small thing perhaps, but House of Cards fans will see that there's clearly no Claire Underwood style attempt to present an image of affection in public.

Somehow we doubt Donald is going to try to make it third time lucky between now and the weekend.