These hilariously awkward photos of Trump struggling to crush a pharmaceutical vial are tearing up the internet

President Donald Trump cringed hard as he tried to crush a vial of super-sturdy glass that will be used for packaging pharmaceutical products.

On Thursday, Trump met with several top pharmaceutical executives to announce the investment of more than $500 million into a new type of glass for drug packaging.

To demonstrate that money going toward the glass was well spent, pharmaceutical executives egged Trump on as he tried to crush one of the vials with a clamp.

See more photos of Trump looking awkward as he battles with the glass here:

On July 20, Trump met with pharmaceutical companies Corning Inc., Merck and Pfizer to unveil a new type of ultra-strength glass. The White House has invested more than $500 million into its development.

Source: Reuters

As pharmaceutical CEOs egged him on, Trump tried to crush the vial made from the special glass. One of the executives said Trump that he had the "strength of a professional boxer."

Source: CNN

After Trump easily crushed a first, 'standard' vial, executives brought out a sturdier one.

Source: Stat News

The new vial was made to withstand more than 1,000 pounds of pressure — and stayed firm despite Trump's efforts to crush it.

Source: Stat News

"Really, come on," Wendell Weeks, Corning’s CEO, told Trump. “It’s not a test of manhood.”