President Donald Trump will invite French President Emmanuel Macron on the first state visit of the Trump administration, the White House confirmed Tuesday. Article Continued BelowCNN first reported on Trump’s plans to invite France’s leader, later confirmed by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. During the presidential campaign, Trump spoke dismissively of state dinners, a key component of a state visit. In 2015, Trump panned President Barack Obama’s decision to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping on a state visit that year. Trump last year accepted Queen Elizabeth II’s invitation for a state visit.

Source: thestar January 24, 2018 00:22 UTC