White House tree marking Donald Trump's friendship with French President Macron has died, reports say
A French oak tree planted by President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House, meant to symbolize enduring friendship, has died—and irony abounds.
Trump, who has touted an America First worldview in office, was perhaps never going to be bosom buddies with Macron, an avowed globalist. But in 2018 when the pair met for a state visit they could take comfort in some symbolism. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of humor. The French news agency Agence France Presse reported Monday the tree had died in quarantine, citing a diplomatic source. The White House did not immediately respond to requests fromEyebrows had already been raised over what had become of the tree after it disappeared from the White House lawn almost as soon as it had been planted. Just days earlier, the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in a tree planting ceremony with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2018The tree invoked the memory of the United States' sacrifice during World War I. The young oak tree had been brought to Washington from a northern French forest where 2,000 U.S. Marines perished.
"100 years ago, American soldiers fought in France, in Belleau to defend our freedom. This oak tree will be a reminder at the White House of these ties that bind us," President Macron tweeted at the time.reported, a yellow spot could be seen in photographs were the symbolic tree had been. In response to the queries, Gerard Araud, then the French ambassador to America, explained the tree's absence and promised it would be returned.
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