Macron's G-7 performance arms him for likely troubles ahead

Also wields a deft touch that helped placate the mood of U.S. President Donald Trump. French President Emmanuel Macron used the three-day summit of G-7 leaders he hosted to remind the world — and his skeptical country — of something easily forgotten during months of anti-government protests that wounded his presidency: For all of his short-comings, Macron certainly isn't without talent. "He was brilliant," said Francois Heisbourg, an adviser at the London-based International Institut