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First, Macron walks toward Trump, who clearly thinks he'll receive the first handshake, then Macron swerves over to shake others' hands before shaking with Trump.
When Macron does shake hands with Trump, Trump attempts his strong man pull in handshake, which Macron deftly defeats.
Be sure to look at Trudeau's reaction, which is cut off in tighter lens videos. He looks to be enjoying Macron's maneuver, which is similar to Trudeau's when Trump tried and failed to pull the same crap on him.
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The Guardian has a clearer video of this, which first shows Macron and Trump with the sitting handshake, then shows the standing one:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/25/trump-v-macron-french-president-appears-to-win-latest-handshake-battle
Found the 2nd one on YouTube, which shows Trudeau's reaction more clearly.
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PubliusEnigma
(1,583 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)Last edited Thu May 25, 2017, 05:44 PM - Edit history (1)
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Every leader there has to be wondering who the hell elected this boorish, low-class cad?
suffragette
(12,232 posts)Likely brings up bad memories of dealing with those two behind the scenes.
Hekate
(91,042 posts)...in their own nations.
It's just completely humiliating that we now have to serve as a cautionary tale and bad example to the rest of the world.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)He doesn't do it well, and now that everyone knows that he does it he can't catch any of them off guard anymore.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)have another world leader abruptly let go and send him flying to the ground! It would so serve him right!
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)Leith
(7,817 posts)That was good!
Sculpin Beauregard
(1,046 posts)What a tool.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)leftstreet
(36,119 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)global1
(25,298 posts)amongst themselves about Trump. For sure - they are laughing behind his back.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)and his admin, given how he and his cronies keep leaking.
Arkansas Granny
(31,543 posts)2naSalit
(86,963 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)malaise
(269,328 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)Else's in the front row before Trump's.
Trump got trumped - bigly!
malaise
(269,328 posts)He's uncouth on steroids
suffragette
(12,232 posts)than with actual democratic leaders.
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)before he can grab it. He grabs and won't let go. You can see people trying to pull their hand away, and then he forcefully pulls them in again. It's like, I want my hand back now. DT: No, I want it. Other person: Again, I want my hand back. Bizarre. It seems to be an attempt to establish his dominance, like this handshake ends when
" I" say it does.
It's another bad cartoon.
malaise
(269,328 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)What is going on, having been through it himself. Looks like Macron followed his strategy.
malaise
(269,328 posts)SAD
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)When Trump tried to pull him close, Macro used his free hand to push Trump's arm back.
Trump --> What a moron.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)underpants
(183,043 posts)Maybe I just haven't seen it
suffragette
(12,232 posts)Some of which is reported.
Here's an article in France24 that notes that Macron and Trump had lunch together as well as noting Macron's upcoming meetings with leaders, some in a group and some one-on-one.
http://www.france24.com/en/20170525-france-macron-diplomacy-nato-g7-trump-putin-erdogan
Macron, 39, is travelling to Brussels to participate in his first summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military alliance, only 10 days after being sworn into office. He will then spend Friday and Saturday at a G7 summit in Taormina, Italy, before hosting Putin at Versailles on Monday.
The French president had lunch with Trump in the Belgian capital before attending the NATO gathering, where he will meet many European political and military leaders for the first time.
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He will also hold a separate meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkeys divisive Turkish president, on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
Macron then flies to Taormina, a town on the island of Sicily, where he will have a chance to shake hands with and pose for photographs alongside the leaders of Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain and the United States.
elmac
(4,642 posts)the laughing stock of the world, it will never be "great again" Thanks to the brain dead, stupid, ignorant, racist tRump voters.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)XRubicon
(2,213 posts)Please find it NATO, you will be rewarded bigly.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)benpollard
(199 posts)That's how high school kids behave
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)for pushing and cutting in line w the PM of Montenegro.
Also, his handshakes are a wrestling match...to the principle's office.
madokie
(51,076 posts)man o man I'm sure happy I'm not him*
*'tRump'. LOL
suffragette
(12,232 posts)Ethics and any morality compass that allows them to profit while causing pain and misery to others.