NARRATIVE – The invitation from the French president, a month and a half before the official inauguration of Donald Trump, signals that the latter's mandate has, in fact, already begun.
Correspondent in Washington
A monument famous throughout the world and a solemn ceremony could only please Donald Trump, for his big return to the international scene. By inviting the next American president to the reopening of Notre-Dame, Emmanuel Macron also resumes his efforts to seduce a character, whose moods and idiosyncrasies everyone has learned to know.
Since Trump's presidential victory, heads of state and government around the world now call Mar-a-Lago Palace, Trump's Palm Beach residence, rather than the White House, where Biden is completing his term , almost a recluse in his family circle. Macron is getting ahead of the others, taking advantage of the calendar to obtain the first foreign visit of the new president, and a unique ceremony in a prestigious setting to put him in good spirits.
The memory of the Eiffel Tower
Trump announced his arrival on Monday with undisguised joy. “
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