Quartz reported that the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy urged American industry representatives to avoid French President Emmanuel Macron's international space symposium in Paris. POLITICO stated the White House pushes companies to ditch the summit. More than 120 countries are attending the event. Ars Technica asked why U.S. space companies pulled out and called the situation complicated. The supplied evidence contains only these reports of the administration's request and linked coverage. No company responses or further developments from the gathering appear in the reports.