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Macron shares viral moments with PM Modi, Italy's Meloni at G7, netizens think it's about Donald Trump | Watch

Macron shares viral moments with PM Modi, Italy's Meloni at G7, netizens think it's about Donald Trump | Watch

Macron shares viral moments with PM Modi, Italy's Meloni at G7 Photograph: (X/EmmanuelMacron)

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A moment between PM Modi and Macron went viral, wherein the Indian PM is seen joking about a fight on Twitter with the French president

French President Emmanuel Macron shared a montage of his meetings with world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the G7 Summit, which took place this week in Canada's Kananaskis. A moment between PM Modi and Macron went viral, wherein the Indian PM is seen joking about a fight on Twitter with the French president. The video went viral on social media with netizens claiming that PM Modi's comments are a jibe at US President Donald Trump, who slammed Macron for saying that he may have cut short his G7 summit for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. In the video, PM Modi was seen shaking Macron's hands and then saying, "Nowadays, you are also fighting on Twitter." The two broke out into laughter after the moment, and pictures and videos of the incident have since gone viral.

French president's viral moment with Meloni

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The montage also includes the viral moment of Macron with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The Italian PM was caught rolling her eyes after French President Macron whispered something to her as they sat at the G7 summit roundtable. In the video that went viral, Meloni was seen leaning towards Macron, who was seated beside her. Both the leaders were seen covering their face with hands as they whispered during the first day of the summit in Alberta, Canada on Monday (Jun 16). The pair were joined at the summit by leaders of other G7 countries - the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Italy and Japan - as well as the EU, where trade was the “primary focus”. While Donald Trump spoke, Meloni appeared unimpressed with a comment from Macron, which prompted her to roll her eyes.

Macron vs Trump

Speaking to reporters at the G7 Summit, the French president stated that Trump's early exit could be due to the US' assurance that they will find a ceasefire between the two countries. Donald Trump denied making any such comments and slammed Macron publically. "Publicity-seeking President Emmanuel Macron, of France, mistakenly said that I left the G7 Summit, in Canada, to go back to D.C. to work on a “cease fire” between Israel and Iran. Wrong! He has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire. Much bigger than that. Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong," Trump wrote on the social media platform.

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Navashree Nandini

Navashree Nandini works as a senior sub-editor and has over five years of experience. She writes about global conflicts ranging from India and its neighbourhood to West Asia to the...Read More