Sitting beside the French president, Mr Trump pointedly declined to call Vladimir Putin a dictator, saying “I don’t use those words lightly.” Mr Macron seemed cautiously upbeat about his visit to the White House.

French President Emmanuel Macron shook hands with US President Donald Trump as they met at the White House on Monday. The two leaders also gave a message of support to Pope Francis in response to a reporter's question.

It wasn’t just an awkward handshake between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron that caught the public’s attention when the two leaders met on Monday. A large bruise covered up with makeup on Trump’s right hand featured prominently in several photos taken at the Oval Office,

As cross-Atlantic tensions remain high over how to end the Russia–Ukraine war, President Donald Trump and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron engaged in their own handshake tug-of-war at the White House on Monday.

President Donald Trump welcomed France's President Emmanuel Macron with a very long handshake before entering the White House.