Macron Trolls Trump to Establish International Role, Win Votes
- Stance on U.S. leader’s climate move popular beyond France
- Macron facing key parliamentary elections in a week’s time
Macron-Trump Handshake Under the Microscope
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French President Emmanuel Macron has found a way to establish himself on the international scene: give Donald Trump a taste of his own trolling. Oh, and it’s not bad for domestic politics either.
It began with a bone-crunching handshake with Trump at the NATO summit in Brussels on May 25, followed by an interview in which Macron boasted that the macho display was meant to send the message that he’ll hold his ground against the U.S. president.