Trump Mocks France for World War Losses [View all]
Source: Bloomverg
The bromance between President Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron is truly dead.
First thing in the U.S. morning, the U.S. president took another -- even more pointed -- crack at the French leader. He picked up again on the theme of a European army to defend the continent’s interests and took renewed offence. But in a particularly sharp jab, Trump implied that the French needed the U.S. to rescue them from the Germans in both world wars.
Emmanuel Macron suggests building its own army to protect Europe against the U.S., China and Russia. But it was Germany in World Wars One & Two - How did that work out for France? They were starting to learn German in Paris before the U.S. came along. Pay for NATO or not!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2018
The tweet comes after Trump spent a weekend in Paris with other world leaders commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1. In an earlier tweet, the American president had called Macron’s suggestion “very insulting.”
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-13/trump-renews-attack-on-macron-as-bromance-turns-sours
This is just wrong on so many levels.
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