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Do you think that hurts? Who will break first? Oh, was it Donald? Was it Emmanuel? It's so hard to tell.

Apparently that handshake, the showdown of the handshake, has a bit of a long history. Apparently it happens every single time. So I do wonder if they're in the back room, like, using the hand exercise machine. Like, oh, we will show you. Another little interesting tidbit is that Macron called Trump, Dear Donald, four times during the meeting. He slapped his knee. Cute.

Apparently that handshake, the showdown of the handshake, has a bit of a long history. Apparently it happens every single time. So I do wonder if they're in the back room, like, using the hand exercise machine. Like, oh, we will show you. Another little interesting tidbit is that Macron called Trump, Dear Donald, four times during the meeting. He slapped his knee. Cute.

And even in an absolute show of diplomatic prowess, Fat checked him on camera right within the Oval Office. Here's a clip from PBS News.

And even in an absolute show of diplomatic prowess, Fat checked him on camera right within the Oval Office. Here's a clip from PBS News.

He didn't like that, did he? I think he did like it. I don't know. Maybe I misinterpret Donald Trump's expressions, but I feel like he's just sitting there thinking, France. Oh, look at me. I'm in France. I'm talking to France.

He didn't like that, did he? I think he did like it. I don't know. Maybe I misinterpret Donald Trump's expressions, but I feel like he's just sitting there thinking, France. Oh, look at me. I'm in France. I'm talking to France.

It really tells you about the power of the charm offensive, doesn't it? So the French president practically skipped out of this tête-à-tête with the US president, lavishing praise on his very special relationship with France. Zoe, Starmer, can you see it? Can he deliver this?

It really tells you about the power of the charm offensive, doesn't it? So the French president practically skipped out of this tête-à-tête with the US president, lavishing praise on his very special relationship with France. Zoe, Starmer, can you see it? Can he deliver this?

And what do you think Trump is going into this meeting thinking? What does he want from it?

And what do you think Trump is going into this meeting thinking? What does he want from it?

I think it's also worth mentioning that, you know, lots been made about Macron and his approach, but, you know, he did struggle to pin Trump down. The one issue which he made headway on, an apparent acceptance of European peacekeeping forces inside Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, was later called into question.

I think it's also worth mentioning that, you know, lots been made about Macron and his approach, but, you know, he did struggle to pin Trump down. The one issue which he made headway on, an apparent acceptance of European peacekeeping forces inside Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, was later called into question.

Trump has been deliberately vague, saying that he had asked Putin and Putin had not objected. Perhaps personal relations are not everything here. And I think that is just something for us to bear in mind particularly with these volatile leaders. So with Starmer in Washington and Ukraine still at the centre of global politics, there's no better time to Zoom out.

Trump has been deliberately vague, saying that he had asked Putin and Putin had not objected. Perhaps personal relations are not everything here. And I think that is just something for us to bear in mind particularly with these volatile leaders. So with Starmer in Washington and Ukraine still at the centre of global politics, there's no better time to Zoom out.

This week on Pod Save the World, hosts Tommy Vitor and Ben Rhodes breaks down the latest on Russia's war, Trump world's international chaos, including CPAC's far-right love fest and Pentagon firings, and what Brazil's Bolsonaro's legal troubles mean for global democracy.

This week on Pod Save the World, hosts Tommy Vitor and Ben Rhodes breaks down the latest on Russia's war, Trump world's international chaos, including CPAC's far-right love fest and Pentagon firings, and what Brazil's Bolsonaro's legal troubles mean for global democracy.

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