Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs President-elect Donald Trump reportedly praised Slovenia, his wife’s homeland, and her family while meeting with the country’s prime minister.Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob briefly met Trump on December 7 as world leaders gathered in Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, which was partially destroyed in a 2019 fire.The event, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, celebrated the restoration of the historic cathedral, a symbol of France’s architectural heritage. According to reports, 1,500 dignitaries attended the celebration, including U.S. first lady Jill Biden, the U.K.’s Prince William and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.On Sunday, the Slovenian prime minister’s office described the first meeting between Golob and Trump as friendly.”The conversation between the two leaders took place in a friendly spirit, and U.S. President Trump did not hide his enthusiasm for the homeland of his wife and her family,” Golob’s office said in a statement.
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, at the home of billionaire investor John Paulson in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6. Trump reportedly praised Slovenia, his wife’s homeland, and her family during a…
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, at the home of billionaire investor John Paulson in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6. Trump reportedly praised Slovenia, his wife’s homeland, and her family during a meeting with the country’s prime minister.
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The meeting occurred during a gala dinner Macron hosted at the Élysée Palace following the reopening ceremony of the 861-year-old landmark. Golob’s partner, Tina Gaber, joined him at the event.Newsweek has contacted the Trump transition team for comment via email.Trump also met with Macron on Saturday during his visit to Paris. The French president welcomed the U.S. president-elect at his official residence ahead of the ceremony. The event marked Trump’s first foreign trip since his victory in the 2024 presidential election last month.Shortly after the election, Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar and Trump spoke on the phone. According to Pirc Musar’s office, the pair reaffirmed their bilateral relations.They also reportedly discussed the war in Ukraine, with Pirc Musar stressing the need to resolve the conflict based on the fundamental provisions of the U.N. Charter.Melania Trump, who was born in Slovenia, is a naturalized U.S. citizen. She became first lady of the United States in 2017 when her husband began his first term as president.According to Politico, the former first lady did not visit her country of birth, either officially or unofficially, during her husband’s time in office.She is the first naturalized citizen to hold the position of first lady, the second foreign-born first lady after Louisa Adams and the second Catholic first lady after Jacqueline Kennedy.With her husband returning to the White House on January 20, 2025, Melania is set to become the second first lady in U.S. history to serve two nonconsecutive terms.
