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Macron invites Trump to Palace of Versailles dinner

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by Fiona Bork - 04/10/26 6:23 PM ET

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by Fiona Bork - 04/10/26 6:23 PM ET

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French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly invited President Trump to a dinner at the Palace of Versailles following the upcoming Group of Seven (G7) summit in June.

France will host this year’s G7 summit, an annual forum among the leading industrialized democracies of the world to collaborate on global policy, in the French town Évian-les-Bains June 15-17. France moved the dates back from June 14-16 to accommodate White House festivities, including a UFC fight, that will take place on June 14 alongside Trump’s 80th birthday.

Last year, Trump left the summit, hosted by Canada, a day early because of a conflict in the Middle East involving Iran and Israel, which set back progress on reaching agreements between nations.

Trump’s reported dinner invitation would commemorate the “shared history” between France and the U.S. ahead of America’s 250th birthday on July 4, two unnamed sources reportedly told Reuters, which first reported the invitation.

France’s presidential office, Élysée Palace, did not immediately return The Hill’s request to confirm the validity of the report.

The White House did not immediately return a request for comment confirming receipt of the invitation and whether the president plans to attend, though unnamed sources in the Reuters report said it’s unclear whether Trump will be present at either the summit or the dinner.

“[Macron] really wants him [Trump] to go, begging him to go,” a White House official reportedly told Reuters.

Trump has become increasingly enraged with Europe and NATO’s response to the war in Iran, which began at the end of February when the U.S. launched joint strikes with Israel. A two-week ceasefire is currently in effect amid planned peace negotiations in Pakistan.

In comments made in March, Trump called European allies “cowards” and referred to NATO as a “paper tiger.” Some European countries and the United Kingdom have refused to let the president use their air bases for military operations against Iran, and other NATO countries have resisted getting involved in the conflict.

“[They] complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices. So easy for them to do, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!” Trump wrote.

Macron has openly condemned the U.S. strikes as being conducted outside of “international law,” while Trump criticized Macron for being “very unhelpful” following reports that France had restricted planes headed to Israel to fly over the country. Israel reportedly wanted to transport U.S. weapons to use in the war.

“The U.S.A. will remember!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social in response.

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