Overview

• Footage from Sharm El-Sheikh shows a roughly 26-second, tugging handshake between the U.S. and French leaders that resembled an arm-wrestle.
• A professional lip reader, quoted by multiple outlets, said the pair traded barbed lines during the grip, a claim that has not been independently verified.
• The encounter coincided with Trump signing a ceasefire document at the summit, as Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages and Israel freed about 1,900 Palestinian prisoners.
• Coverage noted other on-stage moments, including a prolonged handshake with UAE’s Sheikh Mansour, whom Trump praised as having “unlimited cash.”
• Separate clips appeared to show Trump missing Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s offered hand before a cool exchange later, according to The Mirror.