US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is known for having a — shall we say — interesting approach to shaking hands with world leaders.

There was the 19-second handgrip that baffled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the uncomfortable hand-holding with British Prime Minister Teresa May, and Mr Trump’s awkward rejection of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s offer of a handshake in March.

But this latest display could be Mr Trump’s most unusual yet.

During a whirlwind trip to Paris, where he was a special guest for the city’s annual Bastille Day celebrations, Mr Trump engaged French President Emmanuel Macron in an excruciating, 30-second-long handshake that’s got the whole world talking.

What could have been a simple shake took a weird turn when the two men continued to hold hands while strolling down the Champs-Élysées.

About five seconds in, Mr Trump appeared to yank Mr Macron closer — a classic Trump move. And Mr Macron appears to lose his balance for a second.

Then the presidential handshake morphs into something of a bro shake, as the two men turn to each other and shake their joined fists from side to side.

Then the French First Lady, Brigitte Macron, gets brought into what becomes a bizarre, three-way handshake, while Melania Trump looks on.

Mr Macron pats Mr Trump’s arm and Mr Trump tugs him closer for a second time and eventually, the two world leaders finally end what many of us feared would be a never-ending embrace.

Meanwhile, on Twitter, everyone noticed.

Watching Trump and Macron shake hands for thirty seconds is highly uncomfortable. — Patricia (@ohwellitwasntme) July 14, 2017

What if Covfefe means the feeling you get when you watch Macron and Trump shake hands in France. — CS Davis (@csdavis81) July 15, 2017

WTF is going on with this Trump-Macron bromance?



Did someone red pill Macron or is Trump playing him? https://t.co/QM5Ec92qRJ — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) July 14, 2017

Trump tried that arm jerk move and Macron used his left on donnie's shake arm, so wonderfully calling him out. Vive Macron! — Jeffrey E Collis (@jecollis) June 3, 2017

I had the same handshake that Macron had with Trump today. It was my father in law and I started super weak. Had to step it up mid shake — Shu (@sdotsom7) July 14, 2017

It wasn’t the first awkward moment during Mr Trump’s visit to France.

The US President was caught on camera on Friday commenting on the shape of Mrs Macron’s body, telling her she was in “such good shape” as he looked the French First Lady up and down.