President Joe Biden shook French President Emmanuel Macron's hand for an awkward 42 seconds during a welcome ceremony at the White House on Thursday.
The two presidents grasped hands after Biden finished delivering a brief speech in which he discussed the importance of the alliance between the United States and France.
Biden took Macron's hand in his, and the two embraced and talked while a French translation of the final section of Biden's speech was broadcast over the crowd.
As the pair stood there talking, laughing, and slapping each others arms, Macron appeared on numerous occasions to try to break the embrace, but Biden held firm and didn't let go.
At one point Biden faced the crowd and froze in place with a smile on his face while Macron - hand still firmly in Biden's - was stuck facing the president. The pair finally broke apart after the French translation was completed.