An official said the French leader was ‘begging’ the US president to attend the June meeting
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenReutersPublished: 8:35pm, 10 Apr 2026Updated: 8:35pm, 10 Apr 2026French President Emmanuel Macron has invited US President Donald Trump to a sumptuous dinner at the ornate Palace of Versailles the day after a G7 summit in mid-June, although it remains unclear if Trump will attend either event, sources said.
France is the host of this year’s G7, with a leaders’ summit in the lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains at the foot of the French Alps scheduled for June 15-17 – dates that Macron has already moved to accommodate a mixed martial arts event Trump is hosting at the White House on his 80th birthday on June 14.
The G7 is a bloc consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The EU is also represented within the G7.
Trump’s relationship with many G7 members has grown increasingly strained over his war with Iran among other issues, notably in openly scathing comments regarding British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s early March offer of military support.
He has also repeatedly lambasted Nato, of which all G7 members except Japan are part, over its response to the conflict.
The sources said it was not yet clear if Trump would be at Evian-les-Bains let alone Versailles, to which they said none of the other G7 leaders have been invited.
