Macrons Strategy of Flattery

Published: April 25, 2018, 11:34 a.m.

French President Emmanuel Macron is in Washington this week, meeting with Donald Trump\u2014the man he has been trying to woo since the French election last year\u2014and speaking to Congress. Macron, a former Socialist minister, struck out on his own when he ran for president, creating a centrist platform (En Marche!) and triumphing over Trump\u2019s favorite, Marine Le Pen, and more establishment figures.