On the evening of April 24th, local time on April 25th, US President Trump and his wife Melania hosted a state banquet in the White House Ballroom to welcome French President Macron and his wife. This is Trump's first state banquet since he took office more than a year ago, but there is neither a banquet hall nor a hamburger.
Long before running for the presidency, Trump, a real estate businessman, was full of longing for the state banquet, hoping to build a big and beautiful banquet hall for the White House.
However, before the 20 16 * * meeting and the Party National Congress confirmed the presidential nominee, Trump shouted to the people at the canvassing activity in Atlanta: "We don't need to hold a state banquet, we just need to eat hamburgers at the conference table."
In the same year, Trump also said at an event: "I noticed that the president always set up tents on the grass when holding state banquets. First, it is very unsafe; Second, the owner of the tent will benefit from it. "
Indeed, the French delegation did not eat in the tent at the state banquet held on the evening of April 24, 20 18. According to the White House, First Lady Melania made the state banquet more "private", and the number of guests was limited to 150. Celebrities from both parties and members of Congress were not invited.
Before Trump was elected president, he promised not to hold a state banquet. During his campaign in New Hampshire, he said, "When I am elected president, I will be very different. We will not hold a state banquet. " But he quickly explained: "If the trade deficit is eliminated, we will hold a state banquet, and it will be much bigger than before."
At present, France's merchandise trade with the United States is in a surplus, but the state banquet on the evening of the 24th went on as scheduled.
The content comes from China Daily.