Can Emmanuel Macron convince Donald Trump he’s the new power in Europe
Henry Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State, reportedly once asked: “Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?” As we now know, for the current US administration the answer is Emmanuel Macron.
The French president will on Monday become the first foreign leader accorded a state visit to Washington since Donald Trump arrived in the White House. He will address a joint session of Congress and enjoy the rare honour of dining with the US leader and his wife at George Washington’s mansion, Mount Vernon.
Mr Trump appears eager to reciprocate for the welcome he received in France last year when he was invited to attend the official Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, with all the pomp and circumstance…
The Telegraph
