[kevao]

Of course the WH is on record for saying it wasn't a bow.

The bow is because the Saudi King and, now, the Emperor are shorter than Zero.

[eyedigress]

Are you sure he didn’t drop a colored contact on the floor?

[El Gato]

The bow is because the Saudi King and, now, the Emperor are shorter than Zero

The Saudi King may be shorter, but he's not very much shorter.

But I've shaken hands with plenty of people shorter than myself, and not bowed to them.