--- title: Trump and Macron Dandruff Meeting turned into Veep video description: Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus loved the Veep style mash-up of Trump and Macron. canonical: https://time.com/5254186/trump-macron-veep-video/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-25T16:44:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:07:35.002Z og:title: Someone Turned Trump and Macron's Meeting Into a Veep Video og:description: Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus loved the mash-up og:url: https://time.com/5254186/trump-macron-veep-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt79cf03c3296dc63c/69892e97ab6d7714bb6b2779/rtx5xbdw.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: U.S. President Trump meets with French President Macron at the Oval Office at the White House in Washington og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Someone Turned Trump and Macron's Meeting Into a Veep Video twitter:description: Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus loved the mash-up twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt79cf03c3296dc63c/69892e97ab6d7714bb6b2779/rtx5xbdw.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Someone Turned Trump and Macron's Meeting Into a _Veep_ and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Loved It > Sponsored content. 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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=8a83c686-b927-4320-a67c-1fdd2aa23535&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: President Trump Brushes 'Dandruff' Off French President Macron’s Suit as the Two Leaders Tussle Over Iran [Watch (HLS stream): President Trump Brushes 'Dandruff' Off French President Macron’s Suit as the Two Leaders Tussle Over Iran](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/5qmvnr4n.m3u8) (0:33)  _Published 2018-04-25. With exaggerated handshakes and a pair of kisses, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron professed a sunny, best-friends relationship Tuesday._ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Apr 25, 2018 4:44 PM UTC With exaggerated handshakes and a pair of kisses, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron professed a sunny, best-friends relationship Tuesday. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Apr 25, 2018 4:44 PM UTC French President Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with President Donald Trump [during the French leader’s official state visit to Washington D.C.](http://time.com/5252474/president-trump-praises-u-s-french-alliance-after-meeting-with-president-macron/) naturally became an online obsession. In one breezy moment, Trump brushed something off the French leader’s suit jacket, saying, “We have a very special relationship; in fact, I’ll get that little piece of dandruff off. We have to make him perfect — he is perfect.” While Melania Trump’s [wide-brimmed white hat](http://time.com/5252421/melania-trump-hat-reactions-memes/) has captured the internet’s attention, the moment between Trump and Macron earned itself a brilliant mash-up. Twitter user (and _Mother Jones_ magazine digital editor) James West turned the interaction into a closing credit bit on the TV show [_Veep_](http://time.com/4930772/veep-hbo-season-7-last/)_,_ a show filled with comical political interactions. And brushing “dandruff” off a state leader is straight out of [the Selina Meyer playbook](http://time.com/4837229/selina-meyer-imperfect-woman/). > [](https://twitter.com/jameswest2010/status/988808306868326402) The combination is decidedly perfect. So perfect, in fact, that the show’s Emmy-winning star Julia Louis-Dreyfus weighed in on Twitter expressing her love for the mash-up. > [](https://twitter.com/OfficialJLD/status/988854116792201217) ## Transcript [00:01] Mr. President, they're all saying what a great [00:03] relationship we have, and they're actually correct. It's [00:07] not fake news. Finally, it's not fake news. So it's [00:11] a great honor that you're here. But we do have a very [00:14] special relationship. In fact I'll get that little piece of [00:16] dandruff off. Little piece. [00:20] We have to make him perfect, he is perfect. So it is [00:23] really great to be with you. And you are a special [00:26] friend. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. [00:26] Thank you. Sit down. 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