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'Sexual Assault?' Twitter Ablaze as Macron Taps Trump on Thigh (VIDEO)

© AP Photo / Thibault Camus French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and U.S President Donald Trump thumb up at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Saturday, Nov.10, 2018.
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and U.S President Donald Trump thumb up at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Saturday, Nov.10, 2018. - Sputnik International
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The two presidents met at the Elysee Palace to take part in events marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. They also discussed a variety of issues, including the notion of a European army and NATO contributions, Iraq, Syria and bilateral trade relations.

As French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump were speaking to the press ahead of their talks in Paris, Macron tapped his American counterpart on the thigh and called him a "good friend" after one journalist enquired into what Macron thinks about Trump's latest tweet.

The move by the French president came as a surprise, since Trump had earlier written that Macron's idea to create an EU army were "very insulting," as Europe is still not paying enough into NATO.

READ MORE: Netizens Think Trump-Macron Rapport Over After POTUS' Angry Tweet on EU Army

Twitterians went wild at the new episode of friendliness caught on camera between the French and US presidents, whose meetings often leave body language experts with much material to study. Some social media users even went as far as to suggest that the two have a kind of "bromance."

Others were not sure that the feeling that Macron has for Trump is mutual, referring to the US president's facial expression.

Some even claimed that Trump could sue his French counterpart for harassment or assault.

Still, many twitters found nothing special in the body language of the two presidents.

Macron and Trump met ahead of events marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I in order to discuss bilateral relations between the US and Europe, including trade issues and defence matters, as well as the situations in Iraq, Yemen, and Syria. The meeting was preceded by Trump's tweet, where he blasted Macron's idea of creating a European army, noting that the European countries should pay their share for NATO first.

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