President Trump has “connected” with President Macron, US officials have said
Emmanuel Macron becomes the first world leader to be invited to the US by President Trump on a state visit.
The French president seemed to have achieved some success at casting himself as Europe’s natural figurehead. He also has this ability to forge a rapport with a uniquely controversial American leader.
Neither Theresa May nor Angela Merkel has enjoyed the same level of rapport with the leader of the Free World.
The state visit is expected to take place in April. The French leader is an advocate of global institutions and the fight against climate change. Mr Macron appears to be an unlikely candidate for Mr Trump’s affections but he has disarmed him by treating him with great respect.
The US president was flattered by the lavish welcome that Mr Macron laid on for him in Paris last July when he was the guest of honour at the Bastille Day parade and was taken to dinner in the Eiffel Tower.
A visibly impressed Mr Trump was said to have asked aides to devise an American military parade that could compete with the pageant along the Champs-Élysées.
On his recent visit to China, the French leader gave a horse to president Xi Jinping. It would be interesting to see what he presents to the US leader.
Neither Theresa May nor Angela Merkel has enjoyed the same level of rapport with the leader of the Free World.
The state visit is expected to take place in April. The French leader is an advocate of global institutions and the fight against climate change. Mr Macron appears to be an unlikely candidate for Mr Trump’s affections but he has disarmed him by treating him with great respect.
The US president was flattered by the lavish welcome that Mr Macron laid on for him in Paris last July when he was the guest of honour at the Bastille Day parade and was taken to dinner in the Eiffel Tower.
A visibly impressed Mr Trump was said to have asked aides to devise an American military parade that could compete with the pageant along the Champs-Élysées.
On his recent visit to China, the French leader gave a horse to president Xi Jinping. It would be interesting to see what he presents to the US leader.
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