President Trump Did Not Greet French President Emmanuel Macron When He Arrived At The White House

Posted • February 24, 2025: President Donald Trump is hosting French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House Monday, with a series of meetings planned and a joint press conference in the afternoon. Macron is one of many world leaders Trump has invited to the Oval Office since starting his second term in January, but Macron's arrival Monday morning was different than the others: He was not greeted by Trump at the doors of the West Wing. -- French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived at the White House ahead of his meeting with President Trump. Trump did not greet him at the door. The move comes as Trump and his national security team aggressively push for an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and for European countries to pay more for their own defense.

"You can’t be weak in the face of President Putin. It’s not you, it’s not your trademark, it’s not in your interest," Macron said last week ahead of the meeting. "How can you then be credible in the face of China if you’re weak in the face of Putin?'" The day of meetings includes a call with G7 leaders and takes place on the three year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and talks about Ukraine's future in NATO. (…)

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