Diplomacy? Come on, that’s the excuse every elite gives when they want to smile at bullies and call it statesmanship. Trump gets the gold-plated treatment, Macron gets his photo op, and regular people get told it’s all for the greater good.

Maybe, but I think you’re missing the bigger picture. Macron isn’t exactly hosting a royal tea party for fun — he’s trying to keep Trump engaged and avoid a public blowup at the end of the summit. That’s diplomacy, not necessarily love.

Sure, but there’s a difference between pageantry and feeding someone’s ego. Macron looks like he’s trying to charm a guy who runs on attention like a gas tank, and that usually ends with the rest of us paying for the spectacle.

Versailles *is* stunning, no argument there — but let’s not pretend Trump appreciating craftsmanship means he has any taste beyond “make it shiny.” The irony is he loves old-world grandeur while trashing everything public and ordinary at home.

Honestly, that’s exactly why this works. If a leader is going to be a showman, might as well stage it in a place built for showmen. Versailles is basically political cosplay with better architecture.