A tree brought by French President Emmanuel Macron for his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump¹ mysteriously disappeared over the weekend, according to local reports on Sunday.

 

美国当地媒体周日报道，法国总统马克龙带给美国总统特朗普的一棵树在周末神奇消失。
 

 

One week ago, Washington media flocked to the South Lawn of the White House to snap photos and shout questions as the two heads of state ceremoniously shoveled² dirt onto the oak sapling.

 

But the tree was gone from the lawn by the end of the week and news photographers took a shot of the pale patch of grass left in its place.

 

The oak came from Belleau Wood in northeast France, where about 2,000 American soldiers died in a World War I battle.

 

The disappearance³ of Macron's gift has become an internet sensation with mounting speculation⁴ about the tree's fate.

 

The White House hasn't offered an explanation. An unnamed official from the Elysee Palace said the tree is under quarantine.

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