Trump, Jill Biden attend Notre Dame reopening in France with world leaders
President-elect Trump attended the reopening ceremony of Notre Dame Cathedral along with First Lady Jill Biden and other prominent world leaders. Notre-Dame Cathedral reopened on Saturday, five years after a fire severely damaged the historic Gothic cathedral. Trump was seated between French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky […]
Social media reacts to Trump ‘dominating world leaders’ with Macron handshake during meeting in France
Social media users were outraged on Saturday after President-elect Trump shared a “dominant” handshake with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting in Paris. President Trump traveled to France to attend the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, his first overseas trip since winning the 2024 presidential election. Ahead of the event, Trump met […]
Trump meets with Macron, Zelensky in France
President-elect Donald Trump traveled to Paris on Saturday to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, saying he wanted to discuss the “crazy” situation the world is in. Mr Trump is President Macron gives greetings Speaking at the Elysée Palace, the two leaders said that during their first administration, “we achieved really great success by cooperating […]
France is Stuck in a Constitutional Crisis it Can’t Easily Escape
After World War II, constitutional guardrails built into the French system and cracks in the national political structure left the country ungovernable, with the latest Macron government the shortest-lived in modern history. It is starting to look like a sliver. We have an electoral system that produces adverse results, a constitution that prevents re-election, and […]
Emmanuel Macron vows to stay on as French president and will name new PM within days – live | France
Macron vows to continue in the role As mentioned earlier in the blog, the political turmoil has led to calls for Macron to resign. In a 10-minute speech on Thursday, Mr Macron left little doubt that he intended to remain in office. “The mandate you have given me is for five years, and I intend […]
Emmanuel Macron to address French nation as pressure grows to name new PM | France
French President Emmanuel Macron met with parliamentary and senate leaders ahead of his address to the nation on Thursday night, as pressure mounts to quickly appoint a new prime minister following the historic collapse of France's government. Right-wing Prime Minister Michel Barnier met with Macron for just over an hour to tender his resignation, a […]
France Prime Minister Michel Barnier set to resign
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier was scheduled to resign on Thursday after far-right and left-wing lawmakers voted to overthrow his government, plunging the eurozone's second-largest economy further into political crisis. Barnier, a veteran politician who took over as prime minister just three months ago, will become the shortest-serving prime minister in modern French history if […]
Will the far right in France seize the chance to topple the government? | World news
With Germany paralyzed and growing threats both within and outside the EU's borders, what Europe needed was a new turmoil that threatened other great powers. But that is exactly what France is facing today, with a vote of no confidence expected today that could bring down the government. The shaky minority government established by Prime […]
Unruly stowaway from New York Delta flight will remain in France temporarily | US news
A Delta Air Lines passenger who flew from New York to Paris as a stowaway is now stuck in France after his booked flight back to the United States was disrupted. Officials said the woman, identified as Svetlana Dali, boarded the fully booked Flight 265 without a ticket before departing from John F. Kennedy Airport […]
Trump Selects Charles Kushner to Be Ambassador to France
President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of Charles Kushner as U.S. ambassador to France. in post President Trump praised Charles Kushner, the father of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, as a “great business leader” on “True Social.” Trump added that Charles Kushner will be a strong advocate who “represents” the country and “its interests.” Jared Kushner, […]