However, the pair's meeting got off to a rocky start as Macron, the first EU leader to meet Trump since his return to the Oval Office, was initially only met by one of the latter's representatives.

French President Emmanuel Macron is back at the center of global diplomacy. He is seeking to ease relations with President ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron, from second left, speaks with President Donald Trump as Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio react during a meeting in the Oval Office of ...