Trump replies Macron’s suggestion to Europe via tweet
US President Donald Trump and Melania Trump just arrived in Paris for commemorations of the centenary of the end of World War I, Donald Trump denounced Friday, in an extremely virulent tweet, the proposal of Emmanuel Macron to create a European army.
The American president, arrived in the evening with his wife Melania, will meet Saturday morning at the Elysee Palace his French counterpart, with whom he claims a form of complicity despite sharp disagreements, Iran trade.
“President Macron has just suggested that Europe build its own army to protect itself against the United States, China and Russia,” Trump tweeted as Air Force One landed at the international airport. ‘Orly, near Paris.
“Very insulting but perhaps Europe should first pay its share to NATO that the United States subsidize widely!” Added the US president.
This is Donald Trump’s second visit to France since his arrival at the White House, after that of July 14, 2017, which he regularly discusses with great enthusiasm.
In his tweet, the US president was referring to Tuesday’s statements by Macron who called for the creation of a “real European army” to better protect the Old Continent.
“We will not protect the Europeans if we do not decide to have a real European army,” pleaded the French president. We must “protect ourselves against China, Russia and even the United States,” he added.
