Social media reacts to Trump ‘dominating world leaders’ with Macron handshake during France meeting

Social media users erupted over President-elect Trump’s “dominant” handshake French President Emmanuel Macron at their meeting in Paris on Saturday.

trump traveled to France to attend the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, his first international trip since winning the 2024 presidential election. Before the event, Trump met with Macron and the two shook hands in a gesture that quickly went viral online.

“President Trump has once again dominated world leaders with his handshake,” wrote one user, George, in a post on X. “Macron will need a hand massage after all that twisted him and stretch Trump.”

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French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands as he welcomes US President-elect Trump before a meeting at the Élysée presidential palace in Paris on December 7, 2024. (Mustafa Yalcin)

“President Trump abuses French President Emmanuel Macron with one of the most dominant handshakes I’ve ever seen,” said commentator Drew Hernandez. “We’ve come back a lot.”

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Colin Rugg wrote: “7 years later and the handshake battle continues between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron.”

During a meeting in 2017, during Trump’s first term, the two world leaders had a 29-second handshake and appeared to back and forth as they walked with their wives.

French President Emmanuel Macron meets with President-elect Trump at the Elysee Palace on December 7, 2024 in Paris (Oleg Nikishin)

“The handshake between Trump and Macron is hilarious,” author John Lefevre said in a post on X. “Because it happened twice. And you know Macron was told to get ready and probably did practice and then still master.”

Trump’s handshakes with world leaders have gone viral over the years, including when he grabbed Russian President Putin’s arm during a handshake at the G-20 summit in 2019.

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Trump attended the reopening ceremony along with political figures including First Lady Jill Biden and Prince William.