A screenshot of the full message was posted on Truth Social by Mr Trump this morning. Macron text to TrumpIn the message, Mr Macron told Mr Trump he could invite the Ukrainians, the Danes, the Syrians and the Russians to participate on the margins of the ‌G7 meeting on Thursday, and also invited Trump to have dinner with him in Paris. Mr Macron, addressing Trump as his “friend” in the messages, said he was “totally in line” with Mr Trump on Syria, ⁠and that they could do “great things on Iran”. It was not immediately clear when the messages from Mr Macron to MrTrump were sent. Last week, Mr Macron said France was now providing two-thirds of intelligence information to Ukraine, largely replacing the United States.

Source: The Irish Times January 20, 2026 22:46 UTC