"Playful dominance": The touchy-feely relationship between Trump and Macron

But perhaps more importantly, the whirlwind touchy-feely visit offered yet another glimpse into the Trump-Macron relationship, an unlikely friendship told through phalangeal snapshots and freeze frames.

The copious public displays of affection also raised the question of whether Trump and Macron had finally embarked on a true transcontinental bromance or if the two men were merely partaking in an alpha game of one-upmanship.

The answer, said David Givens, director of the Center for Nonverbal Studies, is a little of both.

“It’s more of a playful dominance,” Givens said. “The romance is there, and they’re just kind of fooling around, but it’s real.”