How the 'French Obama' Became the 'Trump Whisperer'
This week’s state visit cements Emmanuel Macron’s reputation as one of the president’s closest friends.
He’s been known as the “French Obama” to some, and the Roman god “Jupiter” to others. But this week, French President Emmanuel Macron has earned himself a new nickname: “Trump Whisperer.”
The French president was with the new moniker on the eve of his visit to Washington, where this week he becomes the first foreign leader to be hosted by President Donald Trump for a formal state visit. Considered the highest expression of friendship between the United States and a foreign state, the three-day visit includes all the trappings of a national event. In Macron’s case, this means a red-carpet welcome with awith the president and the first lady at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate), and the opportunity to address both houses of Congress.
