At the G7 summit, US President Donald Trump and Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, share an unusually long handshake. Multiple outlets describe the exchange as intense and protracted, framing it as a “tug of war” style greeting. The reports note that Trump is known for lengthy handshakes, and several accounts connect the moment to the wider context of Trump’s public remarks about President Macron and his wife ahead of the interaction. While the coverage focuses on the handshake’s length and tone, the outlets do not report substantive new policy outcomes tied directly to the gesture. Instead, the episode is presented as a notable diplomatic moment during leaders’ meetings at the summit, drawing attention both for its duration and for the underlying interpersonal dynamics referenced in the reporting. The handshake is depicted as occurring during the summit’s schedule of engagements, where visiting and hosting leaders and their counterparts meet in sequence.