Macron used his extensive repertoire of compliments, tactile body language and handshakes that never seemed to end on “Dear Donald.” And he even got away with correcting him in the Oval Office over his false claims that Washington had almost doubled Europe’s support for Ukraine.

At one point during their Oval Office meeting, Macron touched Trump's arm and carefully corrected the U.S. president's claim that Europe had delivered all of its aid as loans.

President Donald Trump tried out a new persona on Monday during high-stakes meetings with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron: peacemaker. The U.S. leader has started his second term threatening to acquire territory,

French President Emmanuel Macron joined talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday expected to cover the prospects for ending the Ukraine war amid stark differences on how to proceed. Macron became the first European leader to visit Trump since he regained power a month ago.