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>>> THING 1 TONIGHT. I CANT SAY FOR SURE, BUT THERE
I CANT SAY FOR SURE, BUT THERE IS PROBABLY A WHOLE CHAPTER IN
IS PROBABLY A WHOLE CHAPTER IN "THE ART OF THE DEAL" HOW
"THE ART OF THE DEAL" HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO WIN EVERY
IMPORTANT IT IS TO WIN EVERY HANDSHAKE YOU ENGAGE IN BECAUSE
HANDSHAKE YOU ENGAGE IN BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ESTABLISH DOMINANCE
YOU HAVE TO ESTABLISH DOMINANCE OVER THE LOCAL ASBESTOS
OVER THE LOCAL ASBESTOS INSPECTOR OR WHATEVER.
INSPECTOR OR WHATEVER. AT LEAST THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY
AT LEAST THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY IT FELT LIKE EVERY TIME TRUMP
IT FELT LIKE EVERY TIME TRUMP WOULD SHAKE HAND IN PUBLIC HE
WOULD SHAKE HAND IN PUBLIC HE WOULD MANHANDLE AND YANK HIM
WOULD MANHANDLE AND YANK HIM AROUND THE ROOM TO SHOW WHO IS
AROUND THE ROOM TO SHOW WHO IS BOSS.
BOSS. WE DOCUMENTED THE YANK AND PULL
WE DOCUMENTED THE YANK AND PULL TIME AND TIME AGAIN UNTIL SOME
TIME AND TIME AGAIN UNTIL SOME OF THE PRESIDENTS COUNTERPARTS
OF THE PRESIDENTS COUNTERPARTS STARTED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS
STARTED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND CAME UP WITH
GOING ON AND CAME UP WITH COUNTER DEFENSIVE MEASURES LIKE
COUNTER DEFENSIVE MEASURES LIKE THE FIRM HAND ON THE SHOULDER
>>> THERE WAS A DRAMATIC POWER
>>> THERE WAS A DRAMATIC POWER PLAY AT THE G7 IN FRANCE WHEN
PLAY AT THE G7 IN FRANCE WHEN PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON
PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON INVITED THE IRANIAN FOREIGN
INVITED THE IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO STOP BY, RAISING A
MINISTER TO STOP BY, RAISING A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO KNEW
LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO KNEW ABOUT THE INVITE AND WHEN.
ABOUT THE INVITE AND WHEN. >> PRESIDENT MACRON, DID YOU --
>> PRESIDENT MACRON, DID YOU -- DID YOU SEEK PRESIDENT TRUMPS
DID YOU SEEK PRESIDENT TRUMPS PERMISSION BEFORE YOU INVITED
PERMISSION BEFORE YOU INVITED FOREIGN MINISTER ZARIF, OR DID
FOREIGN MINISTER ZARIF, OR DID YOU SIMPLY INFORM HIM THAT HE
YOU SIMPLY INFORM HIM THAT HE WAS COMING?
WAS COMING? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I DID IT ON MY OWN.
I DID IT ON MY OWN. I INFORMED BEFORE MAKING IT
I INFORMED BEFORE MAKING IT PRESIDENT TRUMP, HE WAS INFORMED
PRESIDENT TRUMP, HE WAS INFORMED AT EACH MINUTE ABOUT THE
AT EACH MINUTE ABOUT THE SITUATION.
SITUATION. >> MAYBE MACRON DOES NOT BOW TO
>> MAYBE MACRON DOES NOT BOW TO TRUMP AND HE CLEARLY TAKES THIS
TRUMP AND HE CLEARLY TAKES THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
VERY SERIOUSLY. THIS BECAME EVIDENT WHEN THE
THIS BECAME EVIDENT WHEN THE BATTLE FOR CONTROL TUGGING
BATTLE FOR CONTROL TUGGING CONTEST THAT IS ANY PUBLIC
CONTEST THAT IS ANY PUBLIC HANDSHAKE WITH DONALD TRUMP.
HANDSHAKE WITH DONALD TRUMP. IN THIS ROUND WE WERE THE MATCH
IN THIS ROUND WE WERE THE MATCH TO THE FRENCHMAN.
TO THE FRENCHMAN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THATS FINE.
THATS FINE. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> MERCI.
>> MERCI. I WILL WAIT FOR THE END OF THIS
I WILL WAIT FOR THE END OF THIS PRESS CONFERENCE TO HAVE A PRESS
PRESS CONFERENCE TO HAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT.
CONFERENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT. I WILL LEAVE YOU.
I WILL LEAVE YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> JUST HOLDS ON THERE, TALKS TO
>> JUST HOLDS ON THERE, TALKS TO THEM, KEEPS IT THERE, COPS BACK,
THEM, KEEPS IT THERE, COPS BACK, USES THE ARM, EXPERTLY DONE.
USES THE ARM, EXPERTLY DONE. PRESIDENT MACRON SAYS HE SEES A
PRESIDENT MACRON SAYS HE SEES A HANDSHAKE WITH TRUMP AS, QUOTE,
HANDSHAKE WITH TRUMP AS, QUOTE, A MOMENT OF TRUTH.
A MOMENT OF TRUTH. THATS HOW YOU ENSURE YOU ARE
THATS HOW YOU ENSURE YOU ARE RESPECTED.
RESPECTED. YOU WONT MAKE SMALL CONCESSION,
YOU WONT MAKE SMALL CONCESSION, NOT EVEN SYMBOLIC ONES.
NOT EVEN SYMBOLIC ONES. >> SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THATS FINE.
THATS FINE. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> MERCI.
>> MERCI. I WILL WAIT FOR THE END OF THIS
I WILL WAIT FOR THE END OF THIS PRESS CONFERENCE TO HAVE THE
PRESS CONFERENCE TO HAVE THE PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE
PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE PRESIDENCY.
PRESIDENCY. THANK YOU.