As Twitchy reported, the impromptu farewell hug between President Obama and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was about as awkward as it could get — until the magic of slow motion made it exponentially more uncomfortable. Reaction ranged from “ick” to “ugh” — not that there’s anything wrong with that.

BREAKING: @deppisch has discovered an EXPLOSIVE reality. Obama blew a kiss to Jay Carney. http://t.co/UheePtZKZX — Ben Howe (@BenHowe) May 31, 2014

Obama gives Jay Carney an extra special goodbye: https://t.co/pSSfDOZYfU — Michael Deppisch (@deppisch) May 30, 2014

Great catch, but…ugh RT @BenHowe: @deppisch has discovered an EXPLOSIVE reality. Obama blew a kiss to Jay Carney. http://t.co/9YO31fkEFa — Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) May 31, 2014

@BenHowe @deppisch dude ain't no one have time for that crap — Irish Brad Essex! (@BradEssex) May 31, 2014