Images from the photo session at the US ambassador's residence in Brussels showed Trump finally giving up, his fingers loosened while Macron is still holding on tightly.The French squeeze pic.twitter.com/f9FGjCBjhQ
— Gissur Simonarson (@GissiSim) May 25, 2017
Macron's handshake looks intense pic.twitter.com/6stLPxwISZ— Gary He (@garyhe) May 25, 2017Macron's determination may be a lesson for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who on a recent visit to the Oval Office tried and failed to get Trump to shake her hand.
Both Trump and Macron were in Brussels to attend a Nato summit. After their meeting, they had veal filet and Belgian chocolate mousse for lunch.@TomNamako @MiriamElder Everyone wants to outshake Trump. Someone is going to lose an arm at some point.
— Lisa Tozzi (@lisatozzi) May 25, 2017