From white knuckles to open barbs, Trump and Macron bring a rocky history to the G7 summit

The rocky relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, marked by initial gestures of camaraderie in 2017 and later open disagreements over tariffs, Ukraine, and the Iran war, will be scrutinized at the upcoming G7 summit in France. Their dynamic, which shifted from a handshake at a NATO summit to trading barbs, highlights tensions that could influence the summit's diplomatic outcomes.