Macron Erupts on World Stage With Trump Snub and a Bromance
- At NATO, French president walks past Trump to embrace Merkel
- At G-7: bonds with Trudeau, tells May no Brexit parallel talks
Macron-Trump Handshake Under the Microscope
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On a sun-kissed terrace overlooking the sea, the image of Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau staring into each other’s eyes had social media swooning over the budding bromance between the two young leaders at the Group of Seven in Sicily.
But just 24 hours earlier in Brussels, Macron had crushed Donald Trump’s hand until his knuckles turned white and walked past the U.S. president to embrace German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the blue NATO welcome carpet.