Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron only had eyes for each other as world leaders gathered for a Nato summit in Brussels.

The US president will arrive in Britain on Thursday and was seen chatting with Theresa May ahead of the visit.

But, predictably, he and the French president just couldn’t keep their hands off each other as their bromance picked up where it left off.

The two men, who have enjoyed presidential visits to each other’s countries, couldn’t keep away from each other (Picture: EPA)

Emmanuel Macron was seen smiling as he pulled Donald Trump in for half a hug (Picture: EPA)

The pair shared some pretty strange looks (Picture: Reuters)

Mr Trump also posed with Theresa May ahead of his visit to the UK (Picture: Getty)

Photos show Mr Macron grabbing Mr Trump’s arm from behind and gazing longingly into his eyes.


The light-hearted scenes could not have been more different from the frosty meeting between the leaders at last month’s G7 summit.

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But Mr Macron can be forgiven for appearing in a good mood after France reached the World Cup final with a 1-0 win over Belgium on Tuesday.



Speaking to reporters, Mr Trump said the two men have a ‘tremendous relationship’ and that it was an ‘honour to be with a friend of mine’.

However, there was some turbulence within that relationship when Mr Macron said he disagreed with Mr Trump’s claim that Germany is ‘totally controlled’ by Russia because of an oil pipeline.

Mr Trump and Mrl Macron shake hands during their one-on-one (Picture: AP)

Mr Trump remarked about how close he is to the French president (Picture: Reuters)

Any awkwardness between the president and German chancellor Angela Merkel was dealt with privately as the two had a one-on-one meeting behind closed doors.

Mr Trump later described it as a ‘great meeting’.

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The World Cup was also a hot topic, with Mr Macron and Belgium’s Charles Michel both in attendance after the hotly contested semi final.

Addressing Mr Macron directly during his opening statement, Mr Michel said: ‘Frankly, Emmanuel, yesterday the French team was very lucky.’

He also told the leaders that ‘like in football, fair play and team spirit is what we need more than ever’, in an apparent dig at Mr Trump over his criticisms of other leaders.

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