Macron Asks Trump to Lift US Visa Bans on European Officials
Feb 22nd 2026
French president Emmanuel Macron wrote to US president Donald Trump asking him to remove December visa restrictions placed on European figures including Thierry Breton after the United States accused them of extraterritorial censorship.
- Macron formally requested that Trump lift US visa bans targeting several European officials, including Thierry Breton.
- The United States imposed the visa restrictions in December, citing attempts to police online hate speech through what it called extraterritorial censorship.
- Macron condemned the move as intimidation that undermines European sovereignty.