Evan Vucci/AP Images, Mark Wilson/Getty Images Donald Trump just feted French president Emmanuel Macron with a lavish state dinner in the White House. Four years ago, Barack Obama hosted Macron's predecessor François Hollande for a similarly fancy state dinner. The events were both opulent, but differed in a number of key ways. Donald Trump wined and dined French president Emmanuel Macron at the White House last night. But how did Trump's state dinner for Macron compare with the one their predecessors shared in 2014? Well, for one thing, the state dinner that Barack Obama hosted for then French president François Hollande was far bigger.