The youngest president of modern France, and the same age as Donald Trump Jr, Macron started his own political movement just over a year ago. “President Macron was highly skilled at putting President Trump at ease and avoiding any land mines that would have derailed the show of unity,” Boyer said. With Merkel, he emphasised their agreement on nearly every issue as well as their joint development of a fighter jet. “There is no divergence between France and Germany in the manner of treating President Trump,” Macron added. But he said if it doesn’t happen, “that will be OK too.”Macron’s ability to firmly acknowledge his differences with Trump are part of modern French tradition.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 14, 2017 14:03 UTC