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Tables for the State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron are shown in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, US, April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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US President Donald Trump (2-L) and First Lady Melania Trump (L) walk with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and his wife Brigitte Macron (2-R) walk from the Oval Office to a tree planting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on April 23, 2018. Shawn Thew / EPA
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French President Emmanuel Macron stands with US President Donald Trump and US first lady Melania Trump at Mount Vernon, the estate of the first US President George Washington, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, on April 23, 2018. Ludovic Marin / AFP
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A place setting for the State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron is shown in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, US, April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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Cherry blossom flowers decorate the Cross Hall for the State Dinner for France's President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington, US, April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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US President Donald Trump (L), with First Lady Melania Trump (C) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) during a tree planting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on April 23, 2018. Shawn Thew / EPA
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US President Donald Trump, centre, walks into the Mansion at the Mount Vernon estate of first US President George Washington with US First Lady Melania Trump, left, Emmanuel Macron, France's president, centre right, and Brigitte Macron, France's first lady, yellow, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, US, on Monday, April 23, 2018. Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg
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Marine One, carrying US President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, prepares to land on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, on April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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French First Lady Brigitte Macron, French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald J Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump stand for photographers in front of Marine One after a dinner at the Mount Vernon estate of first US President George Washington in Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA, on April 23, 2018. Andrew Harrer / EPA
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US President Donald Trump waves after stepping out of a golf cart following a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the Mount Vernon estate of first US President George Washington in Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA, on April 23, 2018. President Macron will be in Washington DC for three days for a state visit at the White House and an address to a joint session of Congress on 25 April. Andrew Harrer / EPA
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A view of the mansion at the Mount Vernon estate of first US President George Washington during a dinner between US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA, on April 23, 2018. Andrew Harrer / EPA
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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron walk to pose for a picture on a visit to the estate of the first US President George Washington in Mount Vernon, Virginia outside Washington, US, on April 23, 2018. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stand with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron following a dinner at Mount Vernon, the estate of the first US President George Washington, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, April 23, 2018. Ludovic Marin / AFP
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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stand with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron following a dinner at Mount Vernon, the estate of the first US President George Washington, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, April 23, 2018. Ludovic Marin / AFP
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US President Donald Trump (L) confers with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) following a dinner at Mount Vernon, the estate of the first US President George Washington, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, April 23, 2018. Ludovic Marin / AFP
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Cherry blossom flowers decorate the Cross Hall for the State Dinner for France's President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington, US, April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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Tables for the State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron are shown in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, US, April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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Tables for the State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron are shown from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, US, on April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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Tables for the State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron are shown in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, US, April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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US President Donald Trump (2-L) and First Lady Melania Trump (L) walk with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and his wife Brigitte Macron (2-R) walk from the Oval Office to a tree planting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on April 23, 2018. Shawn Thew / EPA
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French President Emmanuel Macron stands with US President Donald Trump and US first lady Melania Trump at Mount Vernon, the estate of the first US President George Washington, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, on April 23, 2018. Ludovic Marin / AFP
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A place setting for the State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron is shown in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, US, April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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Cherry blossom flowers decorate the Cross Hall for the State Dinner for France's President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington, US, April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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US President Donald Trump (L), with First Lady Melania Trump (C) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) during a tree planting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on April 23, 2018. Shawn Thew / EPA
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US President Donald Trump, centre, walks into the Mansion at the Mount Vernon estate of first US President George Washington with US First Lady Melania Trump, left, Emmanuel Macron, France's president, centre right, and Brigitte Macron, France's first lady, yellow, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, US, on Monday, April 23, 2018. Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg
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Marine One, carrying US President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, prepares to land on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, on April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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French First Lady Brigitte Macron, French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald J Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump stand for photographers in front of Marine One after a dinner at the Mount Vernon estate of first US President George Washington in Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA, on April 23, 2018. Andrew Harrer / EPA
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US President Donald Trump waves after stepping out of a golf cart following a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the Mount Vernon estate of first US President George Washington in Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA, on April 23, 2018. President Macron will be in Washington DC for three days for a state visit at the White House and an address to a joint session of Congress on 25 April. Andrew Harrer / EPA
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A view of the mansion at the Mount Vernon estate of first US President George Washington during a dinner between US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA, on April 23, 2018. Andrew Harrer / EPA
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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron walk to pose for a picture on a visit to the estate of the first US President George Washington in Mount Vernon, Virginia outside Washington, US, on April 23, 2018. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stand with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron following a dinner at Mount Vernon, the estate of the first US President George Washington, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, April 23, 2018. Ludovic Marin / AFP
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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stand with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron following a dinner at Mount Vernon, the estate of the first US President George Washington, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, April 23, 2018. Ludovic Marin / AFP
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US President Donald Trump (L) confers with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) following a dinner at Mount Vernon, the estate of the first US President George Washington, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, April 23, 2018. Ludovic Marin / AFP
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Cherry blossom flowers decorate the Cross Hall for the State Dinner for France's President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington, US, April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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Tables for the State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron are shown in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, US, April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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Tables for the State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron are shown from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, US, on April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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Tables for the State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron are shown in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, US, April 23, 2018. Joshua Roberts / Reuters
Inside Trump's glamorous double date with the Macrons - in pictures
French and US presidents dined at Mount Vernon estate
Agence France Presse
24 April, 2018
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