Donald Trump made a quick stop on Monday morning at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, an event he had been expected to skip, but then quickly walked right back out.

Trump took a seat next to Vice President Mike Pence as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on stage.

Trump was seen applauding Modi after he ended his speech with a call to action: “The world needs to act now.”

Trump also sat through German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s remarks before departing. Merkel in her comments promised that Germany would obtain net zero emissions by 2050. She added that her country would phase out coal by 2038.

Trump did not appear to clap after Merkel’s remarks. He attended the event for between 10 and 15 minutes total, according to reporters at the U.N.

The summit brings together leaders from dozens of countries to submit climate plans intended to surpass the emissions reduction and renewable energy goals of the 2016 Paris Agreement, an accord from which Trump withdrew and that many of the remaining signatories are well short of fulfilling.

For days, the administration indicated Trump would skip the summit to instead give an address on religious freedom. On Sunday, Trump told reporters that his absence from the event would not be “a snub at all” and noted that he was making visits to Ohio and Houston, where there is major flooding.

“The floods are very important to me, and climate change — everything is very important,” Trump said.

After sitting with a irritated and annoyed look on his face for almost 10 whole minutes, Trump and his VP walked out of the Climate change summit. pic.twitter.com/mBTbK47u3r

— Bill Maxwell 🌊 #CountryOverParty (@Bill_Maxwell_) September 23, 2019

Twitter had some thoughts:

National embarrassment everyday. He left bc it wasn't about HIM. And she already has a nomination for Nobel Prize something he will NEVER get. 2 fake noms and one where he coerced Japan to put his name in.

— Fata Morgana (@maladamus) September 23, 2019

Why did they even bother to go? Oh I know! To make a scene and give the press something else to distract from Ukraine.

— Up Is Down 🌴🐬☀️ (@truthsp3ak) September 23, 2019

This man is embarrassing. Why come to make a spectacle of yourself getting up after a few minutes?

— I Don’t Like Bernie Sanders🥀MAKE ME 🦋tiredofit10 (@tiredofit10) September 23, 2019

This man is embarrassing. Why come to make a spectacle of yourself getting up after a few minutes?

— I Don’t Like Bernie Sanders🥀MAKE ME 🦋tiredofit10 (@tiredofit10) September 23, 2019

That was the point. Just like Pence’s stunt at the football game. He gets more assholeian every day.

— Lynne Pena (@LynnePena75) September 23, 2019

This is a scripted move for his audience /puppeteers. He’s bought and paid for. Being completely devoid of intelligence and humanity, he’s the perfect patsy for the evil taking the planet down for their greed. Putin, Mitch & The Family, MBS, Lord knows who else. God help us.

— MotherofGrace (@woodysgal3) September 23, 2019

And I think the look on Greta Thunberg’s face says it all:

pic.twitter.com/2FMxrVOzPn

— Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) September 23, 2019