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    'A Close Personal Relationship' Under Pressure As Trump Hosts France's Macron

    While President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron share personal chemistry, their bond may be tested on issues such as strategy in Syria, the Iran nuclear deal and trade.
    by Ayesha Rascoe Apr 23, 2018 3 minutes
    French President Emmanuel Macron (left) shakes hands with President Donald Trump, next to First Lady Melania Trump, during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris on July 14, 2017. Trump is hosting Macron in Washington this week for the first official state visit of his presidency.

    President Donald Trump will welcome French President Emmanuel Macron to the United States for an official state visit on Monday, in the latest sign of good will between the two leaders.

    The two got off to a rocky start after sharing a tense handshake at their first meeting at a NATO summit in Brussels last May. But since that shaky beginning, Trump and Macron have developed a surprisingly collegial bond.

    "It's no secret that President Trump and President Macron enjoy a good working relationship

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