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DemocratSinceBirth

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Sun May 28, 2017, 11:17 AM May 2017

Emmanuel Macron: my handshake with Trump was 'a moment of truth'







The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said his now-famous white-knuckle handshake showdown with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, was “a moment of truth” designed to show that he’s no pushover:




Macron told a Sunday newspaper in France: “My handshake with him, it wasn’t innocent.”

He added: “One must show that you won’t make small concessions, even symbolic ones, but also not over-publicise things, either.”

Macron’s office confirmed the veracity of the president’s comments in Le Journal du Dimanche.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/28/emmanuel-macron-my-handshake-with-trump-was-a-moment-of-truth


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Well, I won't back down
No I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down


#resist





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Emmanuel Macron: my handshake with Trump was 'a moment of truth' (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 OP
Macron is a very smart guy. dalton99a May 2017 #1
Except for Duterte, Netanyahu , Putin, and King Salman world leaders think he's a malignant clown. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #2
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