What began with a handshake evolved into turbulence at 33,000 feet as one of diplomacy's oddest relationships took another strange turn. The political chemistry that once defined the Trump–Macron dynamic — immortalized by a famously tense 29-second handshake in 2017 — was nowhere to be seen in midair Tuesday when U.

The French president even mentioned that there was a ceasefire offer on the table, while the American president was already plotting alignment with Israel and an ultimatum to Iran. "There are leaders who change their minds,