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President Trump and French President Macron entered the East Room at 2:49pm and began the press conference. I will only send newsy quotes since most folks will be carrying live. Shira Stein Washington correspondent The San Francisco Chronicle [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) XXX-XXX-XXXX
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Here are the main quotes from President Macron during the Oval Office bilat with President Trump. I also added a little anecdote that Trump shared on a previous trip to Paris. "We want to build peace with Ukraine. As President Trump As mentioned, there are already 1 million dead included in Ukraine since the war began,and this war of aggression. We want the peace to last because we already had a ceasefire in the pas…
Part 2 of oval office quotes. Trump: "The first thing that we want to do, the first element of the overall transaction is ending the war. But just as we're doing with Ukraine, we could do some economic development in terms of Russia and getting things that we want." Q: US voting against UN resolutions from Ukraine and US? Trump: "I would rather not explain it now, but it's sort of self-evident" fuller quote about EU…
Splitting quotes into two since there was so much said. This is primarily Ukraine with the DOGE questions. More Ukraine + tariffs to come. Trump: "A lot of progress has been made. We've had some very good talks with Russia; we've had some very good talks with others and we're trying to get the war ended with Russia and Ukraine." "We've come a long way in a short period of weeks." Macron: "Our common objective is to…
President Macron's remarks at the beginning of the Oval bilat: "I want to thank Mr. President for his hospitality. We had a good discussion this morning for the G7 and for the third year of this war in Ukraine. And I think our common objective is to build peace and a solid and long standing peace, and this is what we will discuss, obviously, because I have great respect for bravery and the resistance of Ukrainian pe…
President Macron and President Trump talked to the press in the Oval Office (a packed Oval Office with a dozen French journalists) for around 28min, ending at 1.06pm They seemed to have a warm relationship, smiled and shook hands. Trump said he � loved � the French language. But at the end of the Oval, they had a little disagreement when Trump said � Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back.…
Sitting on the couch on the right of President Macron in the Oval Office was, from right to left : French Economy Minister Eric Lombard French Foreign Minister Jean-No�l Barrot Ambassador of France to the United States Laurent Bili Sonia Dridi Correspondante � Washington DC Washington DC Correspondent + 1 XXX-XXX-XXXX twitter: @Sonia_Dridi >https://www.editionsdurocher.fr/product/123526/joe-biden/< https://www.franc…
President Macron arrived at 12.29 at the White House and was warmly greeted by President Trump. Macron answered a question on the Pope, wishing him well but it was hard to hear. We are heading to the Oval Office. Sonia Dridi Correspondante � Washington DC Washington DC Correspondent + 1 XXX-XXX-XXXX twitter: @Sonia_Dridi >https://www.editionsdurocher.fr/product/123526/joe-biden/< https://www.france24.com/fr/auteur/s…
Trump was asked about Pope Francis. "I wish him a speedy recovery, it's a very tough situation" (H/t Bloomberg's Jordan Fabian) Shira Stein Washington correspondent The San Francisco Chronicle [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) XXX-XXX-XXXX She/Her/Hers Twitter: @shiramstein
Apologies, that sent before I finished typing. Your pooler was unable to see the interaction between the Presidents. President Trump answered a question, but I was unable to hear the answer. Checking with TV pooler. Shira Stein Washington correspondent The San Francisco Chronicle [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) XXX-XXX-XXXX She/Her/Hers Twitter: @shiramstein
President Trump exited the West Wing at 12:29pm. French President Macron arrived at the West Wing at 12:29pm via car. Y Shira Stein Washington correspondent The San Francisco Chronicle [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) XXX-XXX-XXXX She/Her/Hers Twitter: @shiramstein
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Bonjour, I’ll be your foreign pooler for French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the White House. Here are some background infos, don’t hesitate if you have any questions. Schedule: French President Emmanuel Macron landed yesterday night at 7.35pm in Washington DC. The President spent the night at the Blair House. He participated at 8am in a videoconference with G7 members, in the Oval Office. 12.15pm President…
President Macron walked back from the West Wing to the Blair House, he answered to 2 shouted questions: He answered to a first question from the AFP reporter: "The call was perfect" And then I asked him, "How was the welcoming from President Trump" He said "It was very good, very friendly, as always. We did the G7 videoconference in the Oval office and then we had a first discussion and I come back shortly." Sonia D…
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President Macron left the White House at 10.33, after a call with G7 members along President Trump in the Oval Office. He answered to 2 shouted questions will send quotes asap. According to a French official, President Macron is going back to the Blair House, and will come back to the White House at 12.15pm Sonia Dridi Correspondante � Washington DC Washington DC Correspondent + 1 XXX-XXX-XXXX twitter: @Sonia_Dridi…
According to a French official, the call with G7 members should last until 10am. Sonia Dridi Correspondante � Washington DC Washington DC Correspondent + 1 XXX-XXX-XXXX twitter: @Sonia_Dridi >https://www.editionsdurocher.fr/product/123526/joe-biden/< https://www.france24.com/fr/auteur/sonia-dridi/
Hi! I’m your foreign pooler for the visit of President Macron. He arrived at 7.51 at the White House for the call with the G7 members. He was followed by the members of the French Delegation. Main members of the French delegation: French Foreign Minister Jean-No�l Barrot French Economy Minister Eric Lombard General Secretary of the Elys�e Alexis Kohler Chief of Military Staff (Chef de l’�tat-major particulier du Pr�…