US President Donald Trump reportedly asked French President Emmanuel Macron why he does not withdraw France from the European Union and suggested that the U.S. could offer France a bilateral trade deal if he did so.
According to a reported column published by The Washington Post, Trump floated the idea of France's withdrawal from the E.U. to Macron while the French president was visiting the White House in April.
"Why don’t you leave the E.U.?" Trump reportedly asked.
He then offered to extend a bilateral trade deal to France with better terms than those given to the E.U. if Macron did withdraw from the union, The Post's Josh Rogin reported.
The White House declined to give comment to The Post on the reported interaction between Trump and Macron, but did not dispute the account.
