Power Shift

Trump Accepts Macron's Versailles Dinner Invitation Following G7 Summit in France

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  • A senior Trump administration official confirmed Trump will attend a dinner with Macron at Versailles next Wednesday after the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains.
  • Macron is using the dinner, which marks the upcoming 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, as a strategy to prevent Trump from departing the summit early, according to Politico.
  • Allied leaders heading to France expect turbulence, with little known about Trump's goals beyond bilateral meetings.
  • A potential Trump-Zelensky meeting on the G7 sidelines has not been confirmed, AFP reported.
  • The White House had not previously confirmed whether Trump accepted Macron's invitation, adding to uncertainty around U.S. engagement at the summit.

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