US President Trump finally shakes hands with Merkel

July 06, 2017 23:11

German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered the US president a firm handshake on Thursday as they met in Hamburg for a bilateral summit, holding the pose for several seconds as cameras snapped around them to make sure the media captured the friendly gesture.

A meeting at the White House in March went awry when President Donald Trump missed several verbal and situational cues and did not offer his foreign counterpart his hand.

Merkel shot her hand out toward Trump today as they stood before a G20 backdrop so that it was clear what she wanted. He did not botch the greeting again.

The two leaders made small talk that was inaudible to reporters as photographers snapped pictures of them conversing. Merkel then led him away so that they could speak frankly about trade, climate change, and a host of other topics, including Russian aggression.

Trump arrived in Hamburg, Germany, just before the meet and greet for an intense two-day stretch at the G20 summit that will put his diplomatic prowess to the ultimate test as he sits down with Russia's president, a former KGB spy, for the first time.

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