'It wasn't innocent': Macron gives real story behind Trump handshake

US President Trump shakes hands with French President Macron in Brussels

US President Trump shakes hands with French President Macron in Brussels Source: AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that there was indeed a deeper significance to the prolonged handshake he shared with US President Donald Trump in Brussels. "My handshake with him, it's not innocent," Macron told the Journal du Dimanche in an interview published Sunday. "It's not the alpha and the omega of politics, but a moment of truth."Aaron reports.



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