Everything Macron does here is calculated. It's the difference between leaving no tip and leaving a nickel as a tip—the latter is a no-ambiguity message, "This wasn't oversight, it was a deliberate choice"
And it's not just that Macron doesn't shake Trump's hand, it's that his hand moves to Zelenskyy's back after letting Trump hang in midair
The contrast between his admiration for one man and contempt for the other couldn't be clearer
No 'fuck you' can compete with a French fuck you
@Gurre @AinsleyLowbeer @kims 'E's a racist, classist, unbearable full of himself cunt, but he's our* racist, classist, unbearable full of himself cunt.
*What passes for the free world, now that the USA have thrown in the towel and gone full fash.
I trust that the Charles de Gaulle legacy of an independent France combined with today's strong bond of EU will lead to the EU mounting a strong defense independently of the US in the next four years.
We'll have to see what happens if the US can shake off their authoritarian phase and if AOC and Sanders manage to mount a social democratic strong block within the government...???
If not Europe's bond grows tighter.
It is clearly intentional and it feels good inside.
@kims "After the cardinal announced the handshake, Trump listened to what his wife Melania said to him and began shaking hands with other world leaders around him, including Emmanuel Macron"
https://france.news-pravda.com/en/france/2025/04/26/30779.html
After the cardinal announced the handshake, Trump listened to what his wife Melania said to him and began shaking hands with other world leaders around him, including Emmanuel Macron.Photo: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
"This means that President Donald Trump of the US (in French, États-Unis) will not sit next to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, but could be positioned between the African states of Eswatini and Ethiopia, and not far from French President Emmanuel Macron, who has lately been Trump's major critic."
En répétant qu’il ne fallait pas « humilier » la Russie, Emmanuel Macron a suscité une vive réaction des dirigeants ukrainiens ; de quoi fragiliser la diplomatie française pour les dernières semaines de la présidence du Conseil de l’Union européenne et susciter de la méfiance.
Very clear body-talk.
Yes it’s been apparent for some time that Macron’s foreign policy is Make Europe France Again 😈
More leaders need to treat Trump with the dignity and courtesy he deserves.
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