France's Macron Makes United Nations Debut in Odd Couple Act with Trump

Late Tuesday night in New York, French President Emmanuel Macron texted a friend in Paris, giving his self-assessment of his debut speech at the United Nations. "I gave it everything I had, I tell you," Macron texted in response to the congratulations his friend had sent. That friend shared the text with TIME on Wednesday morning. Macron ended the message with a common French sign-off: "Kisses.