Trump arrives in Paris for Bastille Day visit

Donald Trump will be meeting his host, President Emmanuel Macron, ahead of the French national day celebrations as the two leaders look to set aside their differences on trade and climate change

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  French President Emmanuel Macron (L) welcomes US President Donald Trump outside the Army Museum during a ceremony at Les Invalides in Paris, on July 13, 2017. Donald Trump arrived in Paris for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White House hopes will offer respite from rolling scandal backing home. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Michel Euler

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  French President Emmanuel Macron, second left, his wife Brigitte, left, pose with U.S President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Les Invalides museum in Paris Thursday, July 13, 2017. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron planned to meet Thursday in Paris to focus on issue where they can take U.S.-French relations forward, security and defense issues chief among them. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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  French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a welcoming ceremony at the Invalides in Paris, France, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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  A convoy gather around Air Force One after it landed on July 13, 2017 at Paris' Orly airport with US President Donald Trump and First lady Melania onboard, at the beginning a 24-hour trip that coincides with France's national day and the 100th anniversary of US involvement in World War I. Thomas Samson / AFP

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  US first lady Melania Trump, centre, speaks with people during a visit to the Necker Hospital in Paris, on July 13, 2017. The US president arrived in Paris for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White House hopes will offer respite from rolling scandal backing home. Martin Bureau / AFP

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  US first lady Melania Trump, centre, smiles next to director of Paris' public assistance hospitals AP-HP Martin Hirsch, left, and staff members during a visit to the Necker Hospital in Paris, on July 13, 2017. Martin Bureau / AFP

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  US president Donald Trump, centre right, and first lady Melania, centre left, arrive on Air Force One at Orly Airport, south of Paris, on Thursday, July 13, 2017. The president and first lady will attend the Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, on Friday, July 14, 2017. Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo

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  US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive aboard Air Force One at Orly airport near Paris, France, July 13, 2017. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

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  A body guard stands in front of US president Donald Trump's car after he disembarked form Air Force One on July 13, 2017 at Paris' Orly airport, beginning a 24 hour trip that coincides with France's national day and the 100th anniversary of US involvement in World War I. Thomas Samson / AFP

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  US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrive at Orly airport, south of Paris, on Thursday July 13, 2017. President Trump will later meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. Thibault Camus / AP Photo

Donald Trump arrived in Paris on Thursday for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White House hopes will offer respite from rolling scandal backing home.

Air Force One touched down at Paris' Orly Airport, beginning a 24 hour trip that coincides with France's national day and the 100th anniversary of US involvement in the First World War.

Mr Trump is due to meet his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron ahead of the Bastille Day celebrations as the two leaders look to set aside their differences on trade and climate change.

Mr Trump arrived in the French capital after an overnight flight from Washington and hours before his meeting with Mr Macron to tackle potential solutions to the crisis in Syria and broader counterterrorism strategies.

The US president's decision last month to withdraw from the Paris climate accord sparked outrage across Europe and anti-Trump protests are planned while he is in Paris.

Mr Macron, a staunch advocate of research to combat global warming, has beckoned "all responsible citizens" including American scientists and researchers, to bring their fight against climate change to France.