As President Trump meets with other world leaders at his first NATO summit, his handshake with recently elected French President Emmanuel Macron grabbed the attention of many on Twitter.
According to one report, “the two men locked hands for so long that knuckles started turning white.” Many on Twitter believed Macron had beaten Trump at his notoriously intense handshake game.
Macron plays the Trump handshake game well. Looks like POTUS wanted to disengage at one point but French president gripped tight https://t.co/V45Ko2vumE
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) May 25, 2017
Trump’s meeting with Emmanuel Macron doesn’t look like it’s going well https://t.co/pG7c7A4A7p pic.twitter.com/ZLApzUxCPO
— Disabled Veteran (@cj_disabledVet) May 25, 2017
This was quite the handshake!
Trump reaches 1st.
They grip so tight their knuckles go white. Trump tries to let go but Macron squeezes. https://t.co/CgrufBndTj— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) May 25, 2017
Macron’s handshake looks intense pic.twitter.com/6stLPxwISZ
— Gary He (@garyhe) May 25, 2017
Macron is literally crushing Trump’s hand in the battle of the NATO handshakes. There’s a new kid in town…. pic.twitter.com/sSZKSGIpdi
— John Fraher (@johnfraher) May 25, 2017
11 minutes in and the handshake continues. Trump’s face begins to noticeably redden. Macron shows the grim satisfaction of a contract killer
— PeteyOnBlogs (@PeteyOnBlogs) May 25, 2017
That is the oddest handshake from DJT. Can that man do ANYTHING normally???? At least he couldn’t pull Macron in.
— dgentryor (@dgentryor) May 25, 2017
EXCELLENT handshake work by Macron. He has strength and youth on his side. Trump’s attempted usual alpha male shake wasn’t going to work. https://t.co/oAbt79EBCT
— Mazzy K (@MazzyK) May 25, 2017
The painful handshake felt around the world, between #Trump and Macron of #France https://t.co/iXNzT5Xz2l via @bpolitics #politics
— Randy Woods (@randall_o_woods) May 25, 2017
Just one more reason to love Macron. He beat Trump at his own handshake game.
— Michelle Y (@MY19641) May 25, 2017
The two presidents had a rematch a short while later, this time where observers said Trump appeared to come out on top.
This is a pretty intense handshake between Macron and Trump https://t.co/u6HKWPodoY @colinjones pic.twitter.com/tvT1muvqNc
— L’important (@Limportant_fr) May 25, 2017
