Macron Makes Mark on Trump

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corinne_perkins @corinne_perkins

The imprint of French President Emmanuel Macron's thumb can be seen across the back of Trump's hand after they shook hands at the G7. Great frame from ⁦@LeahMillis⁩


twitter.com/corinne_perkins/status/1005236740360110081

[jcgoldie]

1. Nice

That may be how you deal with a bully.

[Botany]

2. He has 45 sew into his cuffs?

n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Probably also tattooed on his ass.

Reminds me of W putting the presidential seal on every damn thing, like they have to remind everybody that they're so fucking special.

[Botany]

8. Because w like Trump knew that he was not legit.

n/t

[tblue37]

38. Yes, W even had the seal on his SOCKS! nt

[Brother Buzz]

4. I'm betting it's emblazoned on his tighty whities, too

[bigtree]

10. yup

Link to tweet

[dgibby]

25. It's so people will know

to return him to the WH when he wanders off.

[canetoad]

44. Not so sure....

It's on that little bit of cuff that's always showing, so he can glance down at any time and see which president he is.

[NastyRiffraff]

12. Great catch

I wish Macron had broken his hand.

[Trek4Truth]

16. That's why I don't get how calling him "45" is some sort of insult? Oh hell no. nt

[DesertRat]

22. It's not an insult to call him 45

I use it or his first name because he loves his last name and has it emblazoned everywhere he can. Notice how he likes to call other leaders only by their first names.
Welcome to DU!

[lunatica]

54. It must be his neck measurement

[nature-lover]

56. Hopefully his cell block number

[lunatica]

58. But probably his IQ

[nature-lover]

59. So true

[PearliePoo2]

5. I think a better place for that numbing thumbprint would be higher up like...

where his collar is!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Or lower down.

[LuckyCharms]

26. Macron would only need to use his pinkie.

[Achilleaze]

6. Has anyone in history ever more deserved a Super Squeezee ?

No one has earned it more than Dirty Donny, the ignoble and a-holish republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief.

That's Dirty Donny's pornhand, if I'm not mistaken. The one he uses to GRAB women in the crotch. So if that's the case, one might fairly conclude that Karma is at work in the service of justice.

[BootinUp]

7. The big squeeze, lol.

[sunonmars]

11. Macron should have left a mark after he punched him square in the jaw.

[Strelnikov_]

13. CAD? High Blood Pressure? Smudged the fake tan? n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

19. Edema

Pure and simple. Water, water everywhere. Probably on the brain too.

[ok_cpu]

28. +1

Although, Mrs almost Dr CPU says edema would be pitted. She posits some kind of circulation problem.

[nolabear]

36. That was my thought. Edema.

I suppose he’s old and flies a lot but those burgers don’t help. I might be wishing for high bp as well.

[TryLogic]

14. Good for Macron. Trump likes to jerk people around when he shakes their hand.

[DFW]

30. Macron whispered:

"Shake zis, mozère fockaire!"

[jpak]

41. BWAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!1111

[lunatica]

49. LOL!

[PatSeg]

15. Holy crap!

I can pictured the forced smiles on both of their faces.

[Trek4Truth]

17. Next time I hope he squeezes RUMP's ass which is located just above his collarbone.

[onecent]

18. I wish this could appear on TIME Magazine....ha ha

[Oppaloopa]

20. He must be carrying a lot of water.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. tRump tries to bully people with arm yanks & crushing. Here he gets it back double.

Macron must be using a gripper exercise in every spare moment.

[benld74]

23. That's easy to do against tiny hands

[TNNurse]

24. It does look like poor circulation.

I think the 45 is there so he will not forget the number. He isn't big on facts and details.

[Hugin]

27. The man has the circulation of a turnip.

Tick tock, Don. Tick tock.

With refresh like that, it's only a matter of time.

[oasis]

37. With P...P...Pence waiting in the wings.

[Hugin]

39. One goober at a time.

That's how peanut butter is made.

[paleotn]

29. Squeeze it hard....

dominate the orange prick. One of the worst things you can do to a narcissistic arse.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

31. All kidding aside, that can't be normal.

Press down hard on your own hand and see if it leaves a mark like that that lasts even a second. Normally any pressure marks should disappear almost instantly, way too fast to be photographed. Even though Dr. Ronny said Spanky would live to be 200 because he was so extraordinarily healthy, that mark can't be a good sign - poor circulation, maybe.

Or maybe it is.

[Hugin]

32. Funny you should bring up this easy at home experiment.

I tried it a few minutes ago after I first saw this photo and my mark was actually a little more red for a few seconds until it faded. Not long enough to be caught by a camera, tho.

[Mr.Bill]

33. It's just where the orange spray came off.

[MineralMan]

34. Trump always tries for a dominating handshake.

I've had many people try that on me, off and on during my life. They come at you with palm down, or go for a grip that lets them smash your knuckles. After a few times, I learned. When someone held out their hand palm down, I just looked them in the eye and refused to accept their handshake until they turned their hand to make a more equal greeting. Hand crushers got a different look that said, "WTF? Why are you attempting to dominate me?"

Trump has met his match out there, now. People who become heads of state know the symptoms of someone going in for dominance, and know how to turn the tables on them. Macron gave Trump a hand crusher. Trump has small hands, making that fairly easy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

40. The other thing he does is yank the other person toward him,

which is another, more obvious dominance maneuver. Trudeau anticipated and overcame that move in a previous meeting, but I recall he hauled on Gorsuch so hard he nearly yanked him off his feet. It seems to be a thing he tries on everyone, but people are onto him now and it's not working as well.

https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/AntiqueFlatBream

[George II]

35. I think Macron wiped some of the orange dye off his hand.

[greymattermom]

42. This is a sign of poor circulation

and is a medical condition, just so you know.
https://www.disabled-world.com/health/dermatology/skin/blanched-skin.php

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

45. If it gets even poorer I won't be sad at all.

[WePurrsevere]

47. I agree. This isn't something that happens just because of a firm handshake...

Trump obviously has health issues. Being a pathological liar and rotten to the core will do that.

[lunatica]

50. My sympathy gauge measures zero

If he keels over it will be of his own making.

[superpatriotman]

43. Tweets in posts are irritating

Please properly format for all. Thanks

[bigtree]

48. these complaints about tweets become absurd

...this post has all the info you need.

It has the quote, the pic, and a link to where you can find the original of both. It even has the twitter address of the photographer.

I've found, after repeated attempts to accommodate complaints about tweets, that it's more important that it can be viewed by all (including those at work with restricted access to twitter), and that links are provided to the SOURCE and SUBJECT of the post.

There really isn't a way to please and accommodate 'all.'

[lunatica]

52. Tweets have built in links

There is a good reason to post them just like posting you tube videos.

[bigtree]

55. the only complaint that makes sense to me

...is the one where folks can't see twitter posts at work.

That's why I break down posts into pics and subject.

[lunatica]

57. I'm not a tweet user but

I figured out how it works to post them directly by clicking on the obvious link or links within them. Then I could read the entire thread. A little exploration opens many doors! You just have to be curious.

[bigtree]

60. another good feature

...you can read the tweets without the comments.

It's rough in there sometimes.

btw, I put the link to the twitter post in the op:

twitter.com/corinne_perkins/status/1005236740360110081

I just didn't make it clickable, because it would be repetitive.

Just copy and paste into your browser and you'll be right in there.

[Gothmog]

46. This makes me smile

Trump is thin skinned

[guillaumeb]

51. There is also a pressure mark on the bottom.

[Greybnk48]

53. I hope Macron broke Trump's fucking hand!