Classless: MSNBC’s Wallace Suggests Trump Touches Macron More Than Melania

Nicholas Fondacaro | April 24, 2018
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With French President Emmanuel Macron in Washington, D.C. for an official state visit, the liberal media were eager to pounce on any seemingly awkward “bromance” moments he and President Trump shared. And since Macron’s arrival, the two world leaders have exchanged many handshakes and shoulder grabs (including Trump joking about brushing dandruff off his guest’s shoulder). Of course, former Republican Nicolle Wallace used her MSNBC show Deadline: White House to take a classless shot at the President’s marriage.

Wallace eased into maligning Trump’s marriage by first drawing attention to the body language that was on display between Trump and Macron. “If there's any love lost between President Trump and President Macron, you can't tell from their body language,” she noted before playing a series of clips of them physically interacting.

After the nearly one-minute-long video played, she turned to Washington Post White House Bureau Chief Philip Rucker for his take on their physical contact. “Well, it was interesting to watch all of that today. There's clearly a relationship that's developed between Trump and Macron,” he began before Wallace interrupted with her swipe at the President’s marriage (to the roaring laughter of the rest of the panel):

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