As you’ve likely seen by now, there was a moment at Pope Francis’ funeral where Trump and Zelensky were talking and then Macron walked up.
Much was made by the Legacy Media about Macron not shaking Trump’s hand, but I don’t think Trump tried or wanted to shake Macron’s hand.
What’s actually much more interesting to me is what was said by everyone in that interaction.
Take a look:
Now we might know what was said, at least according to a professional lip-reader…
According to the professional, Trump told Macron: “You shouldn’t be here”:
That’s not all….
Watch this longer video with more captions added, including some captions from the Trump Zelensky sit-down:
Backup here:
Here’s more, from The Mirror:
A lip reading expert has revealed what Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky told each other during their awkward meeting at the Vatican this morning.
The Trump, who was slammed for his “disgusting behavior” at the service, and the Ukrainian President met briefly before the funeral for Pope Francis as the American leader steps up the pressure to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. It was the first face-to-face encounter between Trump, who hid his concerning hand bruises at the funeral, and the Ukrainian leader since they argued during a heated Oval Office meeting at the White House in late February.
Now, lip reading expert Nicola Hickling has exclusively told us what the two leaders said during their meeting. After analyzing footage of Emmanuel Macron approaching Trump and Zelensky, the US president told the French president, “Slow down, let me bring…”
Then he added, “You are not in the right, do me a favour, I am having a private moment.” As the camera changed angle to show Trump and Zelensky sitting opposite each other, Nicola said that the Ukrainian President told his American counterpart, “I would like you to do that, but not this way.”
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At that point, Trump replied, “It’s a very interesting strategy, you have reassurance.” Zelensky’s office had said teams were making arrangements for the leaders to talk again Saturday, but Trump went directly to the Rome airport after the funeral and boarded Air Force One for the 10-hour flight back to the United States, which seemed to rule out a second in-person conversation. Zelensky’s spokesperson, Serhii Nykyforov, said the two leaders did not meet again in person because of their tight schedules.After the funeral, Zelensky wrote on social media that he had a “good meeting” with Trump. “We discussed a lot one on one. Hoping for results on everything we covered. Protecting lives of our people. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out,” he wrote on X. “Very symbolic meeting that has potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results. Thank you.”
The White House called the discussion “very productive” and said it would release more details later. The meeting lasted about 15 minutes inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, where Francis often preached the need for a peaceful end to the war, just before Trump and Zelensky took their seats at the outdoor funeral service.
The Vatican long ago had offered to help facilitate peace talks and Francis had regularly called for peace and dialogue from the altar of the basilica. That Trump and Zelensky spoke privately, face to face and hunched over on chairs on the marbled floors of the pope’s home, on the day of his funeral, was perhaps a fitting way to honor his wishes.
The meeting came together hours after Trump said on social media, after he arrived in Italy late Friday, that Russia and Ukraine should meet for “very high level talks” on ending the three-year war that was sparked by Russia’s invasion. Trump has pressed both sides to quickly come to an agreement to end the war, but while Zelensky agreed to an American plan for an initial 30-day halt to hostilities, Russia has not signed on and has continued to strike at targets inside Ukraine.
Last week’s hours-long missile and drone barrage of Kyiv that killed at least 12 people led Trump to appeal over social media for Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the strikes on Ukraine’s capital. “Vladimir, STOP!” Trump wrote.
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