Trump Expected To Invite Macron For First State Visit Of His Administration

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 14: U.S President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the traditional Bastille day military parade on the Champs-Elysees on July 14, 2017 in Paris France. Bastille Day, the ... PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 14: U.S President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the traditional Bastille day military parade on the Champs-Elysees on July 14, 2017 in Paris France. Bastille Day, the French National day commemorates this year the 100th anniversary of the entry of the United States of America into World War I. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to invite French President Emmanuel Macron to the U.S. on the first state visit of the Trump administration.

That’s according to a senior U.S. official who was not authorized to discuss the visit before it was announced and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Trump is the first U.S. president in decades to close his first year without welcoming a counterpart on a state visit.

The designation means Macron will be welcomed to the White House with a South Lawn arrival ceremony followed by talks with Trump. He’ll also be the honored guest at a glitzy state dinner.

Trump was Macron’s special guest at a Bastille Day celebration last year that coincided with the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I.

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