Trump Dominates Macron With Highly effective Handshake Throughout Peace Summit in Egypt – WATCH
President Donald Trump delivered an extra firm handshake to French President Emmanuel Macron, a moment that quickly went viral as world leaders gathered in Egypt to commemorate the historic peace agreement in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Trump immediately boarded Air Force One and traveled to Egypt after meeting with families of the living hostages who were abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attacks.
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TP reports: Several regional partners — including those tasked with monitoring compliance in the ceasefire deal — were in attendance for the summit.
This included Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
A number of European and senior NATO leaders were also present, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Several others also made the trip to Egypt.
Trump shook hands with dozens of world leaders and senior officials throughout the day, but it was his interaction with French President Emmanuel Macron that drew the most attention online.
Footage of the interaction shows the two world leaders shaking hands and embracing before turning to face the cameras.
Macron then repositioned his hand and appeared to attempt to pull Trump toward him, at which point Trump pulled back even harder — causing the French president to visibly wobble.
Trump continued to pull Macron back and forth with one hand as the two exchanged brief words for about ten seconds.
The U.S. president then appeared to dismiss Macron, saying “thank you” while giving a few more firm pulls.
The interaction — the latest entry in the long-running Trump-Macron handshake saga — quickly went viral online.
“Donald Trump greets French President Macron with an absolute death grip of a handshake. Something tells us Macron isn’t going to enjoy this meeting very much,” remarked the Media Research Center.
“President Trump is back to dominating world leaders with his handshake,” said conservative political commentator George Behizy, while one viral post joked that Macron will “need a chiropractor” after the exchange.