--- title: President Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron Share Long Handshake description: President Trump and Emmanuel Macron shook hands for more than 25 seconds as they marked the end of Trump's trip to France. canonical: https://time.com/4858338/president-trump-emmanuel-macron-goodbye-handshake/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-14T13:30:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:33:42.529Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Left France With an Awkwardly Long Handshake og:description: Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron both refused to let go og:url: https://time.com/4858338/president-trump-emmanuel-macron-goodbye-handshake/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt79bcd3f71c97e8e1/6988d58e4ee2625c0a30e218/donald-trump-emmanuel-macron-handshake.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: French President Emmanuel Macron Receives U.S. President Donald Trump At Elysee Palace og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Left France With an Awkwardly Long Handshake twitter:description: Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron both refused to let go twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt79bcd3f71c97e8e1/6988d58e4ee2625c0a30e218/donald-trump-emmanuel-macron-handshake.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Left France With an Awkwardly Long Handshake  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Jul 14, 2017 1:30 PM UTC  French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump prior to a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace on July 13, 2017 in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump prior to a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace on July 13, 2017 in Paris, France.Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Jul 14, 2017 1:30 PM UTC When President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shook hands at the end of their time together, neither leader seemed to want to let go. The two men shook hands for more than 25 seconds as they marked the end of [Trump’s trip to France](http://time.com/4855860/donald-trump-emmanuel-macron-bastille-day-france/). > [](https://twitter.com/CNN/status/885846952155516928) It’s not the first time the two leaders have engaged in an [awkward handshake](http://time.com/4856558/donald-trump-emmanuel-macron-handshake-evolution/?iid=sr-link1). 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