Trump Appears To Snub Macron With Breach of Diplomatic Protocol as He Sends Staffer To Greet the French Leader

Some observers say the men engaged in a handshake that resembled a game of tug of war.

AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta
President Trump, left, greets France's President Macron before a news conference at the White House, February 24, 2025, at Washington. AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta

President Trump calls President Macron a “friend,” but he did not roll out the red carpet for the French president at the White House and instead had him ushered into the West Wing with little pageantry. 

Mr. Macron visited the White House on Monday morning as the two leaders spoke to the G7 Summit on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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