WATCH: Trump tries power handshake on French president and gets defeated by a white knuckle grip

[Miles Archer]

WATCH: Trump tries power handshake on French president — and gets defeated by a white knuckle grip



http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/watch-trump-tries-power-handshake-on-french-president-and-gets-defeated-by-a-white-knuckle-grip/

French President Emmanuel Macron was ready on Thursday when President Donald Trump tried to use his power handshake move.

When meeting foreign leaders and even his own allies, Trump is known for pulling people close to him as his shakes their hand. A move designed to show dominance over the recipient.

But when the U.S. president tried the move on the French president on Thursday, it didn’t go as planned. Macron grabbed Trump’s hand and wouldn’t let go. The men’s knuckles could be seen turning white as Macron gripped Trump’s hand.

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

1. Macron is actually a fluent English speaker

[alarimer]

27. Unlike our "President".

Who can't even speak it as his FIRST language.

[AJT]

2. It looks like 45s tiny fingers can't wrap around Marcon's hand.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. !!!

(luckily I had already swallowed the sip of water I was drinking. otherwise.... )

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Interesting fun fact -

Macron is 10 days older than Donald Jr.

[mnhtnbb]

6. Not really. Macron is the youngest (39) President in French history

born 21 December 1977 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron


Trump born June 14, 1946 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

[BumRushDaShow]

9. When I said "Jr." I meant "Jr."

Not Sr. who you are linking to!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_Jr. born (December 31, 1977)

[mnhtnbb]

18. my bad. missed the jr.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. NP

[drray23]

10. he is talking about trump junior.nt.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. "She"

[Orrex]

29. Who's on first?

[BumRushDaShow]

32. Who's on first

What's on second, and I don't know's on third.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

12. I Think He Was Referring To Donald's Son

Donald, Jr. born December 31, 1977.

[Ptah]

14. nah

Donald John Trump Jr. (born December 31, 1977)

[malaise]

5. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

A classic 'don't fuck with me you short-fingered vulgarian' moment

[suffragette]

34. Macron also defeated Trump's pull in handshake, with Trudeau smiling in approval nearby.

Guardian has video of this standing handshake, shows after the sitting one.
It must gall Trump even more that these two who defeated his tactics are French and French Canadian.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/25/trump-v-macron-french-president-appears-to-win-latest-handshake-battle

[womanofthehills]

7. Handshakes - Jimmy Kimmel show

Link to tweet

[smirkymonkey]

17. OMG! That was hysterical!

I'm at work and I just burst out laughing at my desk!

[BumRushDaShow]

21. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jpak]

22. LOLOLOLO!!11

[manicraven]

28. That's a riot!

[TheBlackAdder]

8. Perhaps President Macron is not bisexual and doesn't want his hand pulled onto Trump's dick.

[JoeStuckInOH]

16. I don't understand this comment... Is trump bisexual?

"8. Perhaps President Macron is not bisexual and doesn't want his hand pulled onto Trump's dick."

Is it a worse situation if Trump (or anyone else) were actually bisexual... as if being bisexual were a negative attribute? Gay bashing aside, is it a reasonable expectation that bisexual people try to pull others' hands into their dicks - thus necessitating overly firm handshakes?

I just don't understand that comment.

[TheBlackAdder]

25. There was no bashing.

.

Trump has been reported, in the past, to move people's hands towards his junk. That's all.

I have an LGBTQ kid, so not only am I attuned and support her, I am not reactive and fear discourse.

Having both a technical and literary background, one of the things that bothers me are SJWs.

.

[LOL Lib]

26. +1

[manicraven]

30. Check out the video at the link below as it shows tRump's strange handshake.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2017/feb/14/donald-trumps-strange-handshake-style-and-how-justin-trudeau-beat-it-video-explainer

[Raven]

11. Trump looks constipated in

that first picture. Maybe that's his problem.

[malaise]

15. Looks like he's on the toilet

bowl - he must really be full of shit for one handshake to do that

[CatWoman]

19. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[toddwv]

23. Somebody was ready for him... :D

[C_U_L8R]

24. Ooo la la

That's some grabbing

[fishwax]

31. It's such a stupid and pathetic move anyway. It doesn't show dominance, but rather weakness

The need to try silly tricks like that just demonstrates intellectual and emotional weakness.

[Vinca]

33. Macron is a brave man . . . who knows where that hand has been.

[irisblue]

35. There could not be enough hand sanitizer, soap & water in France. nt