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President Trump manhandles French President Emmanuel Macron with one of the most dominating handshakes I’ve ever seen. We are so back."
At the time, Drew Hernandez said on X
Trump gets owned by Macron yet again. I hope Keir Starmer is practicing power handshakes."
They wroteThe Trump/Macron handshakes never get old."
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I think the arrival of President Trump is a game changer. And I think he has the deterrence capacity of the US to re-engage with Russia … my concern is that we have to go fast. But we need something first, a truce, which could be assessed, and checked, and full-fledged negotiation.”
After visiting the White House, Macron sought out another venue to get to Trump — Fox News, telling Bret Baier
He’s the dealmaker in chief. He’s the commander in chief. And it’s only because of his strength that we’re even in this position,
national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Fox Business on Sunday, for exampleI mean, that’s what I do. I do deals. My whole life is deals. That’s all I know, is deals. And I know when somebody wants to make it and when somebody doesn’t,
Trump said at a news conference with Macron on MondayRussia continues to trample on international law and the United Nations Charter by pursuing its aggression against Ukraine,
the diplomat saidWe want peace; he wants peace. We want peace swiftly, but we don’t want an agreement that is weak.”
Earlier, after turning to Trump at the White House, Macron saidThe fact that there are Europeans that are ready to engage to provide for these security guarantees and now there’s a clear American message that the US, as an ally, is ready to provide that solidarity for that approach — that’s a turning point,
Macron said
I don’t use those words lightly,
Trump said days after applying the title to democratically elected ZelenskyFirst we need to have a truce … and during that time, we can negotiate security guarantees, and the U.S. will have a deal on minerals, which is one of the best ways to have the U.S. committed,
Macron told Fox News
Our common objective with President Donald Trump is to build a solid and long-standing peace. The USA and France will always stand on the same side of history."
Macron, in response, underlined France's shared vision with Trump, saying
France is America's oldest ally. Our cherished partnership has been a force for freedom, prosperity, and peace from the very beginning. -President Donald J. Trump"
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Trump statedI think we could end it within weeks, if we're smart
The US president added
Those resolutions have failed to stop the war. It has now dragged on for far too long, and at far too terrible a cost to the people in Ukraine, in Russia, and beyond,
Shea said
Just so you understand, Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine – they get their money back,
Trump told reporters in the Oval OfficeI will be meeting with President Zelensky,
Trump saidMacron slaps his left hand over the clasp to suggest control and then performs a Trump classic, the "Shake and Yank," where the clasp is suddenly and relatively violently yanked either forward or backward, de-stabilizing your "opponent" by taking them off-balance,
James observedMacron had obviously been prepping with maybe a little weight training because he gripped Trump's hand so hard you could see the outline of his fingers in the flesh of Trump's hand for several moments after,
James recalledI'm going to tell [Trump]: 'You can't be weak with President Putin. That's not who you are, it's not your trademark, it's not in your interest,
Macron said ahead of his trip to Washington