Donald Trump and Jill Biden Engage in Conversation While Attending Notre Dame Reopening in Paris

Donald Trump and Dr. Jill Biden crossed paths at the reopening ceremony of the Notre Dame Cathedral.

On Saturday, Dec. 7, Trump, 78, and Biden, 73, attended the celebration for the landmark church in Paris, France, after it was damaged in a fire in 2019.

At one point, Trump was photographed in conversation with Biden as they sat close to one another while joined by a large group within the church.

Their time together comes ahead of Inauguration Day in January, when the educator and her husband, President Joe Biden, will see the U.S. presidency transferred to Trump.

Others who attended the reopening ceremony included Prince William; President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron; plus Salma Hayek and her husband, François-Henri Pinault.

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Trump’s appearance at the landmark in Paris comes after he was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election against Kamala Harris on Nov. 6.

The politician, who previously served as president from 2017 to 2021, clinched a rare non-consecutive term and became the first convicted felon and the oldest person elected to the role.

Notre Dame, located by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April 15, 2019. Macron, 46, previously unveiled the newly completed structure during a televised tour on Friday, Nov. 29, according to NBC News.

“This project was a human adventure of epic proportions in terms of building and prowess, involving the patient and dedicated work of a chain of talents working with one another passing the torch to those of the centuries to come,” he said.

Macron added, “It was a challenge many deemed impossible, yet one we will have met on.”