Trump overshadows Biden’s final month with France trip, meeting with Macron and Zelensky

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President-elect Donald Trump is in Paris, France, on Saturday for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which was partially destroyed in a 2019 fire. He met with French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of the ceremony.

Despite being invited, President Joe Biden did not make the trip due to a “scheduling conflict,” the White House said. First lady Jill Biden will be in attendance for the ceremony, but not the meeting between world leaders.

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