French President, Emmanuel Macron: Handshake Contest With Trump Was A Show Of Strength
French President, Emmanuel Macron has spoken on his weird handshake with US President Donald Trump before the NATO summit in Italy. ...
https://newshelmng.blogspot.com/2017/05/french-president-emmanuel-macron.html
French President, Emmanuel Macron has spoken on his weird handshake with
US President Donald Trump before the NATO summit in Italy.
In an interview with Journal du Dimanche, Macron said, ''My handshake with him was not innocent.''
''We need to show that we won’t make small concessions, even symbolic ones, while not overhyping things either.”
He went on to compare Trump to Russian and Turkey Presidents. “Donald Trump, the Turkish president or the Russian president believe in the logic of the trial of strength, which doesn’t bother me. I don’t believe in the diplomacy of public invective, but in my bilateral dialogues, I don’t let anything pass, that is how we are respected,” he said.
In an interview with Journal du Dimanche, Macron said, ''My handshake with him was not innocent.''
''We need to show that we won’t make small concessions, even symbolic ones, while not overhyping things either.”
He went on to compare Trump to Russian and Turkey Presidents. “Donald Trump, the Turkish president or the Russian president believe in the logic of the trial of strength, which doesn’t bother me. I don’t believe in the diplomacy of public invective, but in my bilateral dialogues, I don’t let anything pass, that is how we are respected,” he said.
