Macron extends olive branch to Trump with lavish invitation after Nato spat

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMacron extends olive branch to Trump with lavish invitation after Nato spatA senior White House official confirmed the invitation, saying Macron is ‘begging’ Trump to comeGabriel Stargardter Friday 10 April 2026 20:21 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955572","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/macron-trump-palace-of-versailles-invitation-g7-summit-b2955572.html","title":"Macron seeks to draw Trump to G7 with post-summit invite to Versailles"}}CloseTrump takes dig at Macron, says wife treats him 'extremely badly'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}French President Emma...