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Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron 'Bromance' Fires Up Internet

Darpan News Desk IANS, 26 May, 2017 11:42 AM

The Internet was abuzz Friday with pictures of French President Emmanuel Macron and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau schmoozing at the G7 summit in Sicily, strolling through flowered walkways and chatting against the backdrop of a sparkling blue Mediterranean sea.

"A liberal fantasy dream sequence", "a bromance," "insanely romantic".

can't believe Justin has proposed already pic.twitter.com/r1kovkdeV5
— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) May 26, 2017

"Apparently Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron flew to Sicily for their wedding photoshoot," netizen @sherlockify joked on Twitter.

The reaction to the telegenic pair's encounter in the picturesque, hillside town of Taormina, immortalised by Macron himself who tweeted a video of their meeting, provided some light relief from a summit otherwise devoted to thorny issues such as climate change and the threat of extremism.

L'amitié franco-canadienne a un nouveau visage. @JustinTrudeau, à nous de relever les défis de notre génération ! #G7Taormina pic.twitter.com/8EdQopviov
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 26, 2017

"The Franco-Canadian friendship has a new face," Macron tweeted after sitting down for talks with Trudeau and taking the now famous stroll.

"@JustinTrudeau, it's up to us to take on the challenges of our generation!"

"Sitting down with @EmmanuelMacron for the first time, talking jobs, security & climate -- looking forward to more conversations, my friend," Trudeau responded on Twitter, posting pictures of both smiling, shaking hands, and looking out over the Mediterranean, their dapper suit jackets billowing in the breeze.

President #Macron and Prime Minister #Trudeau in Sicily. #lovethesetwo #G7Summit #G7 #G7taormina pic.twitter.com/xoFMb8fR2F
— Fiona Bateman (@beige_e) May 26, 2017

Trudeau, 45, is popular with liberals worldwide for his commitment to fighting climate change and easing the refugee crisis -- in stark contrast to the United States, Canada's powerful neighbour.

Macron, 39, has only been in power for 12 days but enjoys similar kudos, particularly abroad where he has been compared to Trudeau.

"This image of Trudeau and Macron in Sicily is right out of a liberal fantasy dream sequence," tweeted Dhruva Jaishankar, an expert on foreign policy at the India section of the Brookings Institution think tank.

@youngvulgarian omfg I thought Macron picked a flower off the wall to give to Trudeau at the end there
— Finn Darby (@FinnTD) May 26, 2017

Others were even more explicit.

"Le swoon, le sigh," tweeted netizen MissMary, above a photo of both leaders in apparent earnest chat.

"Is there a budding bromance between Macron and Trudeau? Two hunks!" added @MaureenRamsden.

ATTENTION EVERYONE. The first Macron/Trudeau picture has landed. I repeat: the first Macron/Trudeau picture has landed. pic.twitter.com/mQDSuWSI3K
— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) May 26, 2017

Macron and Trudeau's summery stroll in Sicily looks insanely romantic pic.twitter.com/9RZsi7OIJM
— Tara Mulholland (@tara_mulholland) May 26, 2017

So who is gonna write the first bromance fanfic between Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron #AskingForAFriend pic.twitter.com/lGjggbWYic
— T a z e e n (@tazeen) May 7, 2017

Justin always had a sweet tooth. He had a thing for French desserts. Finally. He found the one dessert he couldn't pass up -- Macron
— corey kindberg (@coreykindberg) May 7, 2017

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