Daily Mail: French kiss! Trump and Macron embrace each other's first ladies as France's leader welcomes U.S. president to Paris - and president keeps a VERY long grip on Brigitte
* Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron met with handshakes and embraces for each other's first ladies as the U.S. president was formally welcomed to Paris
* Trump, 71, held 64-year-old Brigitte Macron's hands for an extended embrace on the steps of Les Invalides, the monument to the French military which houses the tombs of the country's heroes
* Meanwhile Emmanuel Macron, 39, embraced 47-year-old Melania Trump before the two first ladies exchanged kisses
* They are later to take part in talks before a meal in the Eiffel Tower at one of the city's most renowned restaurants
* Trump will see the Bastille Day parade through Paris on Friday
* Macron is trying to build a relationship with Trump despite their differences on climate change and trade
Donald Trump gave a lingering embrace to France's first lady Brigitte Macron as she and her husband welcomed he and Melania in Paris on the eve of Bastille Day.
The president greeted his foreign counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, with a handshake that was firm but was without any sign of the now-notorious power grip they shared when they first met.
Then Trump kissed Mme Macron Parisian-style, once on each cheek, before taking both her hands for a prolonged grip, in which he appeared to jerk her left arm towards him.
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