At the close of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron welcomed Donald Trump on the evening of June 17, 2026, to the Château de Versailles for a dinner marking 250 years of US independence.
The US president arrived in the evening. Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron greeted him in the château courtyard. Donald Trump was taken through the Hall of Mirrors and a gallery dedicated to the American War of Independence. A concert took place in the royal chapel before dinner.
The two presidents spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the visit. Dinner was served in the lower gallery. The menu included black pork from Bigorre, white asparagus and poultry, a selection of French cheeses and a chocolate tart.
About thirty people attended, including representatives from the American and French governments and the business world. Emmanuel Macron said he had “always had confidence” in Donald Trump. The latter described the château with these words: “It’s not gold plating, it’s the real thing.”
