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Viral 'snub' claim about Macron and Trump at G7 summit lacks context

Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 06:45 · 1 min read

A video circulating on social media falsely suggested that French President Emmanuel Macron deliberately humiliated US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains (a spa resort town in eastern France) by failing to greet him on arrival. In fact, Trump first landed in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was received by Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin in keeping with standard diplomatic protocol, meaning Macron would not have been expected to be present. According to Politico, Macron had intended to welcome Trump personally at the summit but was delayed by bilateral talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and there is no evidence that Trump's reportedly stiff demeanour during a subsequent handshake with Macron was connected to his arrival arrangements.

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