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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump left Washington for a weekend in Paris, where world leaders gathered to commemorate the centennial of the end of the First World War.
The trip comes as the White House seeks to deal with the new political reality of the Democrats who will sit in the House in the midterm elections on Tuesday and the fallout from the sudden dismissal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions by the President.
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While the president will hold meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, a senior administration official told reporters on Wednesday that he was not planning any additional meeting with invited world leaders in Paris, including the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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The US president told reporters on Wednesday that he would not hold an extended meeting with Putin until the G-20 summit scheduled later this month in South America. Sunday.
According to the head of the administration, the main purpose of the President's visit will be to attend ceremonies surrounding the commemoration of the centenary of the end of the First World War.
"It is a historic opportunity to honor the sacrifices of those who gave their lives for our freedom in this struggle," said the official.
