A weird tug-of-war handshake between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron on the world stage during a summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Monday marking a peace deal between Israel and Hamas is sparking wild theories about what the two leaders were saying to each other.
It’s no secret that the relationship between Trump and Macron has been rocky and tense over the past few years, and more so recently after Macron, along with other countries, recognized Palestinian statehood.
But the odd handshake between the two leaders as they also grasped each other’s arms lasted around 25 seconds and, at one point, seemed to morph into what appeared to be an arm-wrestling-type move.
“Trump won’t let go,” a Threads user commented.
“I read his lips. Macron definitely said ‘what th