In an interesting event, Donald Trump decided to extend his stay in France at the behest of the French President Emmanuel Macron. However, the US president’s choice to remain in Europe has less to do with geopolitics and more to do with his own affiliation with Versailles.
Emmanuel Macron invites Donald Trump to dinner
On June 16, while speaking to reporters at the G7 summit in France, the POTUS revealed that he had accepted an invitation from his French counterpart to dine at the glittering Palace of Versailles. When he agreed to visit the iconic 17th-century building on the outskirts of Paris on Wednesday, it automatically added half a day to his itinerary in the European nation.
“I’m a fan of beautiful places,” Donald Trump said, according to a video shared by the journalist Eric Daugherty. “And I was leaving in the afternoon, and then the French president, who happens to be a very nice man, invited me to dinner at Versailles. And Versailles is not gold leaf. Versailles is the real deal. And I said I’d like to do it.”
The Republican leader continued: “All that means is that I’m coming home later in the evening, so early in the morning. And I’m not getting much sleep anyway. I’m going to be in the Oval Office a lot (soon). I’m not going to lose any time in the Oval Office.”
In particular, Donald Trump has always been vocal about his love for the captivating Palace of Versailles. The businessman-turned-politician previously revealed that he had modeled one of the ballrooms in his Mar-a-Lago Club after the striking French building.
Another feature of the Palace of Versailles that may have caught Trump’s attention would be the extensive use of gold in the structure. The palace not only boasts gold details within its walls, but also on its royal gate.
Meanwhile, the 80-year-old president himself has introduced a number of gold-embossed elements to the White House, including decorating the walls, signage outside the entrance, coasters with his own name and more.
Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on Mandatory.
