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Trump dominates Macron during tense handshake as leaders meet ahead of Notre Dame reopening
NY Post ^ | December 7, 2024 | Jon Levine

Posted on 12/07/2024 10:25:11 AM PST by conservative98

President-elect Trump dominated French President Emmanuel Macron during a tense photo-op handshake as the leaders met in Paris ahead of the Notre Dame cathedral’s reopening Saturday — with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joining the pair afterward in a trilateral sit-down.

Trump and Macron met in front of the Elysee Palace Saturday, where the pair smiled for photos between a pair of guards as the president-elect gripped the French leader’s hand.

The move, reminiscent of a white-knuckle, prolonged grip the pair had during Trump’s first term in office, forced Macron to lean into Trump, before the president-elect let go and headed inside the building.

“President Trump just made Macron his b—h with one handshake,” one critic assessed on X.

Trump told reporters he and Macron would be discussing a world that’s gone “a little crazy” during their talks.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: foreigntrolls; foreigntrollsonfr; france; macron; notredame; paris; powermove; presidentelecttrump; trump; ukraine; zelensky
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1 posted on 12/07/2024 10:25:11 AM PST by conservative98
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2 posted on 12/07/2024 10:25:21 AM PST by conservative98
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A gif that keeps on giffing, pardon the pun. :)
3 posted on 12/07/2024 10:28:48 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: conservative98

Two allies shaking hands with enthusiasm! Great !


4 posted on 12/07/2024 10:31:05 AM PST by USA-FRANCE (The Iran-Russia-North Korea-China Alliance is at war against Israel and Ukraine. Let's not forget.)
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

It looks like Trump is going to snap his arm off like a chicken quarter.


5 posted on 12/07/2024 10:32:05 AM PST by iamgalt
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To: conservative98

Macron and Z look like two little gnomes/midgets next to Trump. And I’m not just referring to their physical size.


6 posted on 12/07/2024 10:32:18 AM PST by Danie_2023
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To: USA-FRANCE

France is an ally? I just see a photo of Trump grabbing a pussy.


7 posted on 12/07/2024 10:32:36 AM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI..)
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That's exactly right. This is not a matter of Trump dominating Macron but instead showing enthusiasm for being with him.

It's a friendly moment.

8 posted on 12/07/2024 10:33:55 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Emerson (paraphrased): "If you strike at the king, don't fail." The Democrats failed. )
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To: conservative98

Lol! Emmanuel looks a bit uncomfortable in that clip. Like he might be in a little pain or something. Excellent!


9 posted on 12/07/2024 10:34:34 AM PST by Danie_2023
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After meeting Trudeau he must be getting back in the swing of things. :)


10 posted on 12/07/2024 10:34:36 AM PST by xp38
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My dad taught me how to shake hands. He said shake like a man and that you mean it.


11 posted on 12/07/2024 10:35:01 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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hee hee... ,)


12 posted on 12/07/2024 10:35:25 AM PST by Mr. K (no consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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Usually French or Euro leaders do the kiss on the cheeks thing no? Handshakes a bit unusual for them?


13 posted on 12/07/2024 10:36:28 AM PST by xp38
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--- "It looks like Trump is going to snap his arm off like a chicken quarter."

Hmm. Maybe M-Nuggets with some secret sauce.

If it were Hunter, it would be powdery.

14 posted on 12/07/2024 10:37:18 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: DesertRhino

Lol. So true


15 posted on 12/07/2024 10:41:07 AM PST by Track9
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To: conservative98

Wont be long and Trump wont have shake that little bastards hand.
He will be lucky to survive the next few months in office.


16 posted on 12/07/2024 10:43:55 AM PST by crz
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To: conservative98

Just good business. Determine what you want to do. Meet the people that can assist you getting it there and get them in on the deal. Figure out together who and what they can supply and get the logistics established. Seal the deal with all parties and ship the goods whether it be services or product having it in place on or before it is needed at the agreed price and location. Simple good business practices. And this is why they have demonized Trump since the mid 20 teens. He scares the h-ll out of them with simplicity and success.

wy69


17 posted on 12/07/2024 10:44:28 AM PST by whitney69
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France isn’t an ally. It’s the retarded little cousin of Quebec for whom we feel sorry.


18 posted on 12/07/2024 10:46:11 AM PST by Sirius Lee (Gosh, that's swell!)
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“The move, reminiscent of a white-knuckle, prolonged grip the pair had during Trump’s first term in office...”

I saw a close-up of Trump’s hand after that handshake and his hand was red and white. Macron evidently practiced for that and possibly was trying to make Trump go down on his knees or show pain.


19 posted on 12/07/2024 10:46:46 AM PST by odawg
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“Trump had vowed to bring an end to the nearly three-year war sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by forcing a peace agreement”

Sounds like another media guy will soon be collecting unemployed for not using the Dog Whistle in his report:

“Trump had vowed to bring an end to the nearly three-year war sparked by Russia’s FULL SCALE invasion of Ukraine by forcing a peace agreement”


20 posted on 12/07/2024 10:47:26 AM PST by BobL
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