The World Isn’t Laughing at Just Trump
American allies are laughing at the whole country.
Editor’s Note: This article is one of 50 in a series about Trump's first two years as president.
Before The Laugh, there was The Handshake.
In May 2017, ahead of summit in Belgium, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shook hands—and neither would let go. For six seconds, an eternity in handshaking, the two men gripped hands, each wanting to assert his manual superiority. The handshake quickly became a meme, , even the object of a “” in the British press that analyzed Trump’s handshake style. (“Stage #1: The clasp.” “Stage #2: The yank.” “Stage #3: The release.”)
