President Donald Trump and his recently sworn-in French counterpart Emmanuel Macron are to hold a "lengthy lunch" in Brussels this month -- a bonding exercise for two men the White House believes have more in common than believed.
Amid deep-seated suspicions that Trump would have preferred Marcon’s far-right rival Marine Le Pen to emerge victorious from last week's election, senior US administration officials told AFP that Trump will break bread with Macron on May 25 in Brussels and "compare perspectives."