Macron latest to kiss the ring

Trump (not Biden) was invited to the reopening of Notre Dame and treated like the sitting President

President-elect Donald Trump received a warm welcome with a full dose of presidential pomp from French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday and they held an impromptu meeting with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a day that mixed pageantry with attention to pressing global problems.

Trump, on his first international trip since he was re-elected to the White House, traveled to France to join world leaders and dignitaries to celebrate the renovation and reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after a devastating fire destroyed the landmark.

Trump's visit to France also comes as Macron and other European leaders are trying to cultivate the president-elect's favor and persuade him to maintain support for Ukraine in its defense against Russia's three-year invasion.

There are plenty of indications that this term will be much different than the first term of President Trump. Rather than look down on him, most of these leaders are showing sort of respect that we probably have not seen since Reagan represented the United States. I have a feeling that Trump might get more done between now and inauguration than Biden got done over the past two years. Who knows what he might accomplish over his full four years.