Bromance over? Trump remains frigid to Macron's caress at Paris visit

RT
Sat, 10 Nov 2018 16:39 UTC

French President Macron did his best to show through body language that his bromance with Donald Trump was still alive. But the US leader, who came to Paris after calling Macron's EU army plan "insulting" didn't seem interested.

Emmanuel Macron smiled, winkled and hugged Trump as the two met at the Elysee Palace in the French capital on Saturday. He then awkwardly patted the US president on the knee, touching it several times as the two leaders posed for photographers.

But Trump seemed bored and unwilling to respond to the passion displayed by the French leader, with whom he used to be best mates not so long ago.

In more proof of the split, a photographer caught Macron desperately gripping to the US president's flabby arm during a handshake.

Emmanuel Macron shakes Donald Trump‘s hand as they meet on Staurday.

The so-called 'bromance' between Macron and Trump made headlines last year as the two engaged in ultra-long handshakes, spoke of "special relationship" and just couldn't stop complimenting each other. At one point, Trump even lovingly removed dandruff from Macron's shoulder, saying the man had to be "perfect."

But a lot has changed since then. Trump pulling out from the landmark EU-backed Iran nuclear deal and unleashing a tariff war against Europe were decisions that Macron just couldn't agree with.

A day before the current visit, Trump slammed Macron on Twitter, saying that the Frenchman's suggestion that Europe should create its own military to protect itself from Russia, China, and the US was "very insulting."

Reader Comments

system · 2018-11-10T19:21:06Z

Very insulting to the U.S., and UK...considering we saved their butts from the Nazis.

Eventide · 2018-11-10T20:59:39Z

strategery Or so the story goes. Actually, Hitler was funded by American business, and the US ignored occupied France until the German occupation was already floundering and the French Resistance was getting bolder. Then the US troops came marching in and finished off the weakened Germans and acted like big heroes.

system · 2018-11-10T21:18:27Z

I don't they were that weakened when the U.S. and England hit the shores of Normandy. Are the saying the rag tag French resistance softened them up? LOL

system ·

*Are you saying

· 2018-11-10T21:21:51Z

system · 2018-11-10T21:35:55Z

"Then the US troops came marching in and finished off the weakened Germans and acted like big heroes"

...They didn't finish them off til the war ended up at Germany's doorstep, with Russia, and the Allies converging on Berlin. You act as tho the war's end was fought in France. In reality, they had to fight thru France, on to the battle of the bulge in NE France to get to Germany.

system · 2018-11-10T21:24:55Z

If the Germans were already "floundering" as you say, then who are we to award this "hero" medal to for softening them? If you say Russia, that was an entirely different front.