Bernard Arnault and his son, received in the White House by Donald Trump – Liberation

Arm, arm below, or almost … the boss of Lvmh,, Bernard Arnaultas well as his son Alexandre, assistant CEO of Moët Hennessy, were received this Tuesday, May 6 at the White House by Donald Trump, who qualified them as « Very good friends ». « Bernard is an honor to have you here, we will have a meeting after this », said the American president while the French boss attests, in the Oval Office, to the swearing in of the Special US emissary Steve Witkoff.

A little earlier, Bernard and Alexandre Arnault had already been invited to a meeting organized by the American president to discuss the preparations for The 2026 World Cup. « I want to welcome two of my very good friends, Bernard Arnault and Alex Arnault », said Donald Trump.

The two men were officially invited, according to the republican billionaire because the American jeweler Tiffany, owned by LVMH, designed the Club World Cup trophy. This FIFA competition will be played in the United States this summer 2025, a year before the World Cup itself.

Several major business leaders have paraded in recent weeks at the White House, some of whom have promised generous investments in the United States, in the hope of preserving their economic interests in the face of customs threats from the American president.