Subject: Travel pool report no. 5 — Arrivals for opening dinner
At 7:42 p.m. local, President Macron and Mrs. Macron arrived at Phare de Biarritz, a mid-19th century light house with panoramic views of the French coast.
European Council president Donald Tusk and his wife, Malgorzata, were next to arrived and chatted with the Macron’s as we awaited the remaining G7 leaders. Mrs. Macron wore a long-sleeve cream midi dress with nude heels. Her husband wore a navy suit and royal blue tie.
Giuseppe Conte, the lame duck Italian prime minister, arrived at 7:47 p.m. Conte shook hands with Macron before proceeding inside.
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Gabby Orr
White House Reporter
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Subject: Travel pool no. 6 - More Arrivals
At 7:50 p.m., British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stepped out of his motorcade and greeted Mr. and Mrs. Macron. Both Johnson and Conte arrived alone.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived at 7:52 p.m. and immediately embraced Macron in a tight hug. The two leaders patted each other’s backs several times and made small talk on a walkway overlooking the ocean below.
We are expecting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel next. POTUS will be the last leader to arrive before dinner begins.
In the meantime, the White House has provided the following readout from the president’s talks with Macron:
Today, President Donald J. Trump met with President Emmanuel Macron of France, thanking him for hosting the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France. President Trump and President Macron discussed the importance of promoting free and fair trade, reducing trade barriers, taxation, and regulation, and ensuring freedom of navigation and commerce as pillars of global economic growth. They also addressed security challenges of mutual concern, particularly the ongoing crisis in Libya, growing instability in the Sahel region, and tensions in the Persian Gulf.
Gabby Orr
White House Reporter
POLITICO