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hexola

(4,835 posts) Tue Apr 24, 2018, 02:08 PM Apr 2018

Trump's French kiss: Emmanuel Macron disarms president's power handshake with a peck on the cheek

France's President Emmanuel Macron greeted President Donald Trump with a French peck on the cheek Monday as the U.S. leader welcomed him to the White House.

He and his wife Brigitte were greeted by the Trumps outside the West Wing to start the first state visit of the presidency, which will feature a lavish state dinner planned by first lady Melania Trump on Tuesday.

Presidents Trump and Macron had competed with power handshakes at previous meetings, but this time it was the visitor who disarmed his U.S. counterpart with a traditional Gallic greeting.

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Trump's French kiss: Emmanuel Macron disarms president's power handshake with a peck on the cheek (Original Post) hexola Apr 2018 OP
Did he get an orange splotch on his cheek? HopeAgain Apr 2018 #1
Check his tongue.... OnDoutside Apr 2018 #2
His puckered pie hole looks an asshole. fleur-de-lisa Apr 2018 #3
Ugh, I HATE his mouth! smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #9
Now the Trump dandruff gambit makes sense blake2012 Apr 2018 #4
Was thinking the same thing. Then Macron kept with the back-patting, etc. to regain upsmanship, lol Doremus Apr 2018 #6
Yes, he probably thought it made him look gay or something. smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #10
Bwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaah malaise Apr 2018 #5
Don't you mean "traditional galling greeting"? ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #7
When I did some work in Paris, the cheek to cheek was common. rickford66 Apr 2018 #8
What an idiot! ploppy Apr 2018 #11
 

blake2012

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4. Now the Trump dandruff gambit makes sense
Reply to hexola (Original post)
Tue Apr 24, 2018, 03:00 PM
Apr 2018

I’m sure Trump hated the peck on his cheek and felt he needed to reestablish dominance.

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Doremus

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6. Was thinking the same thing. Then Macron kept with the back-patting, etc. to regain upsmanship, lol
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Tue Apr 24, 2018, 03:28 PM
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smirkymonkey

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10. Yes, he probably thought it made him look gay or something.
Reply to blake2012 (Reply #4)
Tue Apr 24, 2018, 07:31 PM
Apr 2018

Like the idiot he is. It's so funny how he is acting like he and Macron are great friends. I think Macron has been trolling him all along.

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rickford66

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8. When I did some work in Paris, the cheek to cheek was common.
Reply to hexola (Original post)
Tue Apr 24, 2018, 04:00 PM
Apr 2018

But, it was always male-female. Every morning each woman we worked with at the facility would greet us this way but each male would shake hands. Always greeted with a smiling bon jour. Also, every one made it a point to say bonsoir as they left work. No matter where you were at the moment, they went searching for you. It was a different world.

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