Oh, this was at their joint press conference just concluding.
I think he’s TRYING to be a twerp
He invited that iranian jerk behind everyone’s backtoo
That was a stubborn booger stuck to his finger.
When your a momma’s boy in a man’s world. Merkle has more T than Macron.
I’m quite sure Macron is a closeted homosexual.
He’s been in this bizarre oedipal relationship since he was 15 years old. By all accounts he is extremely narcissistic, and as you point out, he has an over-the-top and theatrical behavior when meeting others, as if needing to prove his “manliness” and dominance.
Didn’t see it, but Trumps a G.A.M. and a winner. I don’t think some handshake is going to bother him much.
Watching the press conference. Thought the joint part went well with both Presidents as it appears the G7 meeting did too. After the joint conference, it was split with each President taking questions separately.
One of the first questions was from a lady reporter and before he got the question he said “here it comes” in a disparging tone. He was right - she asked a question about next years conference in Dural (?) Florida. She asked if the reason it would be held there was because he would make money on it!! He answered that if he wanted to make money, he wouldn’t have run for president as he could have made billions. He said he’s only president because he wants to do good things for the country and goes on to briefly give the economic accomplishments. I don’t know who the woman was, but he clearly recognized her as one of MSM reporters.
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1166005754773401606
Macron is trying to show dominance; but is showing that he is overcompensating for something.
im pretty sure he is a twink and not a twerp ..
Macron always does that, it’s pitiful.
Gay betas like Macron have a thing for alpha males.
Wasn’t there a kerfuffle before about Macron’s handshake? This is deja vue all over again
Moreover, politicians are usually "tactile" people who like to establish contact with others. There are also always questions of dominance and submission in political handshakes.
Shake hands harder or longer and you establish who's boss. The way that body contact can establish dominance may the reason why politicians are such "tactile" creatures.
In any event, it's not so strange or so terribly interesting.
People saying this guy isn’t strange obviously didn’t watch the video.
The prolonged handshake is one instance of unethical forms of hypnotic techniques used to manipulate people. Macron and Obama both do this. It requires a great deal of skill to use these techniques effectively, and they don’t always work, depending on who the person is they are being used on. But they do work on a large percentage of the population. President Trump is clearly not one of the susceptible ones.
Just so you know I’m not making this up with some silly conjecture:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_H._Erickson#Handshake_induction
What is described in the link above is just one of many examples you can find on the subject.
One thing about Macron (besides being Gay/bisexual), is that he is very sophisticated about International economics - really super savvy.
He graduated from École nationale d’administration (ENA - the creme de la creme of France) and was a power player as an investment banker at Rothschild Bank. The man is really sharp, about how things really work with International business and finance - at the top of the game.
He is almost always the smartest and most successful man in the room, anywhere he goes, and has to endlessly deal with lesser minds, deluded and focused on trivialities.
Dealing with someone can play at the same level - or better - is a real treat. Only such a high level player can really appreciate/affirm his talent.
Personally, I think that respect from/engagement by a man like President Trump provides Macron a profound level of affirmation, that is about as good as it gets inter-personally. Only the judgement of history (or his electorate) could be a greater personal validation.
I think it works like jumper cables for a low battery. Macron got a jolt of energy when their hands touched, so he hung on, trying to get as much as he could for as long as he could. It was the most macho he’d felt since the previous time he and POTUS had shaken hands.
I noticed that when the leaders were all staging for a group photograph, Macron looked back and gave Trump a quick “come this way” motion with his arm. Trump was already going in that direction.