UPDATE: Upon Macron's second arrival of the day, President Trump greeted him at the doors of the West Wing. Macron left the White House campus for the Blair House after an early morning meeting and G7 call in the Oval Office. He is back for meetings, lunch and joint press conference in the afternoon.
President Donald J. Trump greets French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House 🇺🇸🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/5Vw7eXSGeP
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 24, 2025
Happening Now, @POTUS Trump welcomes French President @EmmanuelMacron to the Oval Office @WhiteHouse… pic.twitter.com/92hj3nNFQ6
— Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) February 24, 2025
***Original story***
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.
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 24, 2025
Trump did not greet him at the door. pic.twitter.com/ecQ8SApoCe
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?'"
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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.
Today marks three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) February 24, 2025
Front lines over the past two years according to British intelligence: pic.twitter.com/Za1WOSsnva
Hegseth:
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) February 24, 2025
Putin can take all the victory laps he wants. Trump is focused on stopping the killing and securing peace.
Both sides will make claims, but Trump is directly engaging both in real-time.
Only Trump brought Russia to the table. Biden never could.
There will be bumps in… pic.twitter.com/zmEKCytl0P
National Security Advisor @MikeWaltz47: "I do not see the United States having Ukraine enter into NATO and then having United States troops... coming directly in for the defense of Ukraine. That is very different than the U.S. commitment to NATO and existing NATO countries." pic.twitter.com/7HUtC0a0jt
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 24, 2025
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