French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed President Trump with a nine-second handshake upon the U.S. leader’s arrival in Paris Thursday afternoon.
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet French President Macron and his wife Brigitte in Paris, France. https://t.co/n7TqA3VDnW pic.twitter.com/1LSEZVUAIJ— ABC News (@ABC) July 13, 2017
Macron and his wife, Brigitte, greeted Trump right out of his limousine. The two world leaders shook hands, but Macron held on. Trump made a 45-degree turn, pointing to the other side of the vehicle where first lady Melania Trump was likely exiting.
Macron continued to clasp Trump’s right hand, only letting go a few seconds later. Trump then greeted Macron’s wife with an awkward hug and a hand clasp.
Trump’s visit to France comes exactly a year after a terrorist used a commercial truck to plow into a crowd at a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, killing 86 people.
