Social media users erupted over President-elect Trump’s « dominating » handshake with French President Emmanuel Macron at their meeting in Paris Saturday.Trump traveled to France to attend the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, his first international trip since winning the 2024 presidential election. Ahead of the event, Trump met Macron, and the two shook hands in a gesture that quickly went viral online. »President Trump is back to dominating world leaders with his handshake, » one user, George, wrote in a post on X. « Macron is going to need a hand massage after all that twisting and pulling Trump did to him. »TRUMP MEETS WITH MACRON, ZELENSKYY AHEAD OF THE NOTRE DAME REOPENING CEREMONY IN PARIS »President Trump manhandles French President Emmanuel Macron with one of the most dominating handshakes I’ve ever seen, » said commentator Drew Hernandez. « We are so back. »DAVID MARCUS: TRIUMPHANT TRUMP AT NOTRE DAME SIGNALS AMERICA AND THE WEST ARE BACKColin Rugg wrote, « 7 years later and the handshake battle continues between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron. »During a meeting in 2017, during Trump’s first term in office, the two world leaders had a 29-second handshake and appeared to be tugging back and forth as they walked with their wives. »The Trump-Macron handshake is hilarious, » author John Lefevre said in a post on X. « Because it happened twice. And you know Macron was told to prepare and probably practiced and then still got dominated. »Trump’s handshakes with world leaders have gone viral over the years, including when he pulled in Russian President Putin’s arm during a handshake at the G-20 Summit in 2019.Trump attended the reopening ceremony alongside political figures, including first lady Jill Biden and Prince William.
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Social media reacts to Trump ‘dominating world leaders’ with Macron handshake during meeting in France
