President Donald Trump appeared in court in France on Saturday. Received an enthusiastic greeting from a familiar world leader. as he attended the re-opening ceremony of Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral.
A video has gone viral of the future former president walking to his seat. and stop shaking hands with heads of state President Biden did not travel. And Trump sat next to first lady Jill Biden and their daughter, Ashley, who also warmly welcomed the incoming president.
Social media users were quick to point out the pomp and circumstance, including the red carpet, that was laid out for Trump in a way normally reserved for sitting presidents.
“If all of this was written into the plot of a movie, Hollywood would probably get by. Because it would be seen as too subtle,” one person wrote in a comment about X.
Trump meets Macron, Zelensky before Notre Dame reopening ceremony in Paris
“President Trump was welcomed by Prince William, world leaders and heads of state from all over the world at the official re-opening of Notre Dame Cathedral. It is safe to say that the US is well & truly back & respected on the world stage,” another person commented.
“It’s hard to tell if this is a Notre Dame reopening. Or the re-opening of Trump as a global leader,” Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo posted on X.
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President-elect Donald Trump Chat with Prince William prince of wales of the united kingdom In Notre Dame Cathedral This is before France’s famous cathedral officially reopens its doors for the first time since a catastrophic fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019 on Saturday, December. .7 Oct. 2024 in Paris (Ludovic Marin Poole via AP)
“It looks like Trump is already the acting president. No need to take the position The world is waiting for the United States to is the leader in the end And it was just walking through the doors of Notre Dame,” the parody account Not the Bee wrote.
“One by one, world leaders rose to greet President Trump. This is respect for the president and our country,” Monica Crowley, former assistant secretary of the treasury, posted on X.
While in the cathedral Trump was also welcomed. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine The same goes for Prince William of England. The President-elect later met at the British Ambassador’s residence in Paris.
“This person is a good person. He’s done a phenomenal job,” Trump told reporters as he shook hands with Prince William.
Before the event, Trump met with French President Emmanuel Macron and the two shook hands in a gesture that quickly spread online.
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French President Emmanuel Macron meets with President-elect Donald Trump at the Elysee Palace on December 7, 2024 in Paris, France. (Oleg Nikishin)
“President Trump regains control over world leaders with his handshake,” one user, George, wrote in a post on X. “Macron must be massaging his hands. After Trump twisted and pulled him.”
“President Trump sanctioned French President Emmanuel Macron in one of the most powerful handshakes I have ever seen,” said critic Drew Hernandez. “We’re back.”
Trump’s handshakes with world leaders have gone viral over the years. Including him pulling Russian President Putin’s arm during a handshake at the G-20 summit in 2019.
Conspicuously missing from the celebration was President Biden. who declined an invitation to attend the Notre Dame ceremony Five years after a fire destroyed a centuries-old landmark in Paris, The White House claims that there is “Schedule Conflict”
Trump’s appearance marked his unofficial return to the world stage. And it’s a reminder that he’s quickly becoming the center of the world’s attention.
“This is undoubtedly an important moment in French history. And the fact that Macron wants to share this with Trump. It indicates the importance of what Trump is accomplishing. before he takes up the Oval Office again,” said PR and Strategy Director Brett Brun. Communications veteran and former US diplomat It has worked under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
“He is truly being celebrated in Paris for all the glitz and glamor,” added Brun, president of the Global Situation Room.
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The trip to Paris would come a week later. Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Made an unannounced stop at Mar-a-Lago to dine with Trump. After the president-elect threatened a trade war with Canada and Mexico.
Fox News Digital’s Aubrie Spady and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
