If President Trump is meeting with a foreign leader, you know what comes next…
i don't want the trump macron meeting to happen primarily because i cannot read another analysis of a handshake
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) July 13, 2017
…too late. Handshake critiques are now part of the pool report:
Pooler @AndrewBeatty reports that Trump and Macron just had a handshake that was "fairly normal this time."
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) July 13, 2017
And, of course, coverage from the blue-check brigade:
Trump-Macron handshake Round 3: A hearty and prolonged draw pic.twitter.com/zb50jQ3NR6
— Tom Namako (@TomNamako) July 13, 2017
But this time it’s President Trump’s handshake with the First Lady of France that’s drawing all the attention:
Another awkward handshake from Trump, this time with the First Lady of France. pic.twitter.com/gZkn6dRwMR
— Mashable News (@MashableNews) July 13, 2017
“Awkward”? Maybe. But that’s not stopping anti-Trumpers from turning it into something awful:
Trump shakes-and-yanks French First Lady’s handhttps://t.co/exlcrCWU2J via @AMERICAblog pic.twitter.com/VyarPinYKh
— John Aravosis (@aravosis) July 13, 2017
“The handshake of death” it’s being called:
Trump tries to overpower Macron's spouse in his handshake of death
— suepeac (@suepeac) July 13, 2017
And the president has been accused of “manhandling”:
Trump manhandling Ms. Macron in retaliation for getting handshake-owned by her hubby.
— Manish Vij (@manish_vij) July 13, 2017
“Groper-in-chief” even though there’s no groping:
Gropper-In-Chief, Trump Found A New Handshake Victim…wrenching the arm of France's First Lady, Brigitte Macron. pic.twitter.com/IOOfoV54cS
— Trump's ZombieLand (@StevenReyCristo) July 13, 2017
It even earned a “crikey,” whatever that really means:
what in crikey fuck… pic.twitter.com/Jx9wSW7T5N
— On Trial for ??? (@ZeddRebel) July 13, 2017
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