Macron talks of European army, Trump says it is ‘very insulting’

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US President Donald Trump and France’s Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday on the need for more European defence spending, papering over an earlier Trump tweet that had described Macron’s call for a European army as “very insulting”.

Seated on gilded chairs in the ornate presidential palace, Macron placed his hand on Trump’s knee and referred to him as “my friend”, while Trump kept more distance, although he also talked up common ground on an issue that had caused friction. “We want a strong Europe, it’s very important to us, and whichever way we can do it the best and more efficient would be something we both want,” said Trump.

Macron echoed those sentiments, saying he wanted Europe to bear a greater share of the defence costs within NATO, a point he has made repeatedly since taking office, alongside his ambitions for Europe to have its own military capability.

Trump’s visit is aimed at bolstering the US-European alliance at a symbolic time, with the world marking the centenary of World War One’s armistice. But in a tweet prior to landing in Paris, Trump took a dim view of comments Macron made in a Europe 1 radio interview this week in which he appeared to cast the US as a threat. Discussing the growing dangers from cyber-hacking, meddling in electoral processes and the US decision to withdraw from a missile treaty, Macron said Europe needed to protect itself against China, Russia “and even the US”.

Trump, who has pushed NATO allies to pay more for common defence and not rely on the US, complained. “Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the US subsidises greatly,” Trump said on Twitter. — Reuters

Macron talks of European army, Trump says it is ‘very insulting’

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

I sure the French are celebrating Macron's declaration that he does NOT place the interests of France above those of other nations.

 

[BlackFlag]

I sure the French are celebrating Macron's declaration that he does NOT place the interests of France above those of other nations.

Not what he said but that doesn’t really matter these days

 

[JGalt]

I'd look like that too if some goober put his hand on my knee.

 

[Correll]

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....g’

Trump deserves credit for not slapping the over touchy frenchman?

 

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US President Donald Trump and France’s Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday on the need for more European defence spending, papering over an earlier Trump tweet that had described Macron’s call for a European army as “very insulting”.

Seated on gilded chairs in the ornate presidential palace, Macron placed his hand on Trump’s knee and referred to him as “my friend”, while Trump kept more distance, although he also talked up common ground on an issue that had caused friction. “We want a strong Europe, it’s very important to us, and whichever way we can do it the best and more efficient would be something we both want,” said Trump.

Macron echoed those sentiments, saying he wanted Europe to bear a greater share of the defence costs within NATO, a point he has made repeatedly since taking office, alongside his ambitions for Europe to have its own military capability.

Trump’s visit is aimed at bolstering the US-European alliance at a symbolic time, with the world marking the centenary of World War One’s armistice. But in a tweet prior to landing in Paris, Trump took a dim view of comments Macron made in a Europe 1 radio interview this week in which he appeared to cast the US as a threat. Discussing the growing dangers from cyber-hacking, meddling in electoral processes and the US decision to withdraw from a missile treaty, Macron said Europe needed to protect itself against China, Russia “and even the US”.

Trump, who has pushed NATO allies to pay more for common defence and not rely on the US, complained. “Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the US subsidises greatly,” Trump said on Twitter. — Reuters

Macron talks of European army, Trump says it is ‘very insulting’

Trump is doing something very dangerous for the long run. He is convincing our allies that we cannot be trusted, and that they need to separate themselves from us.

 

[Correll]

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US President Donald Trump and France’s Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday on the need for more European defence spending, papering over an earlier Trump tweet that had described Macron’s call for a European army as “very insulting”.

Seated on gilded chairs in the ornate presidential palace, Macron placed his hand on Trump’s knee and referred to him as “my friend”, while Trump kept more distance, although he also talked up common ground on an issue that had caused friction. “We want a strong Europe, it’s very important to us, and whichever way we can do it the best and more efficient would be something we both want,” said Trump.

Macron echoed those sentiments, saying he wanted Europe to bear a greater share of the defence costs within NATO, a point he has made repeatedly since taking office, alongside his ambitions for Europe to have its own military capability.

Trump’s visit is aimed at bolstering the US-European alliance at a symbolic time, with the world marking the centenary of World War One’s armistice. But in a tweet prior to landing in Paris, Trump took a dim view of comments Macron made in a Europe 1 radio interview this week in which he appeared to cast the US as a threat. Discussing the growing dangers from cyber-hacking, meddling in electoral processes and the US decision to withdraw from a missile treaty, Macron said Europe needed to protect itself against China, Russia “and even the US”.

Trump, who has pushed NATO allies to pay more for common defence and not rely on the US, complained. “Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the US subsidises greatly,” Trump said on Twitter. — Reuters

Macron talks of European army, Trump says it is ‘very insulting’

Trump is doing something very dangerous for the long run. He is convincing our allies that we cannot be trusted, and that they need to separate themselves from us.

It is insane that we are committed to fighting WWIII over Estonia.


We need to separate ourselves from that nonsense.

 

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US President Donald Trump and France’s Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday on the need for more European defence spending, papering over an earlier Trump tweet that had described Macron’s call for a European army as “very insulting”.

Seated on gilded chairs in the ornate presidential palace, Macron placed his hand on Trump’s knee and referred to him as “my friend”, while Trump kept more distance, although he also talked up common ground on an issue that had caused friction. “We want a strong Europe, it’s very important to us, and whichever way we can do it the best and more efficient would be something we both want,” said Trump.

Macron echoed those sentiments, saying he wanted Europe to bear a greater share of the defence costs within NATO, a point he has made repeatedly since taking office, alongside his ambitions for Europe to have its own military capability.

Trump’s visit is aimed at bolstering the US-European alliance at a symbolic time, with the world marking the centenary of World War One’s armistice. But in a tweet prior to landing in Paris, Trump took a dim view of comments Macron made in a Europe 1 radio interview this week in which he appeared to cast the US as a threat. Discussing the growing dangers from cyber-hacking, meddling in electoral processes and the US decision to withdraw from a missile treaty, Macron said Europe needed to protect itself against China, Russia “and even the US”.

Trump, who has pushed NATO allies to pay more for common defence and not rely on the US, complained. “Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the US subsidises greatly,” Trump said on Twitter. — Reuters

Macron talks of European army, Trump says it is ‘very insulting’

Trump is doing something very dangerous for the long run. He is convincing our allies that we cannot be trusted, and that they need to separate themselves from us.

It is insane that we are committed to fighting WWIII over Estonia.


We need to separate ourselves from that nonsense.

I wouldn’t trust you to fight for anything. That’s what we appear like to the world now.

 

[Correll]

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US President Donald Trump and France’s Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday on the need for more European defence spending, papering over an earlier Trump tweet that had described Macron’s call for a European army as “very insulting”.

Seated on gilded chairs in the ornate presidential palace, Macron placed his hand on Trump’s knee and referred to him as “my friend”, while Trump kept more distance, although he also talked up common ground on an issue that had caused friction. “We want a strong Europe, it’s very important to us, and whichever way we can do it the best and more efficient would be something we both want,” said Trump.

Macron echoed those sentiments, saying he wanted Europe to bear a greater share of the defence costs within NATO, a point he has made repeatedly since taking office, alongside his ambitions for Europe to have its own military capability.

Trump’s visit is aimed at bolstering the US-European alliance at a symbolic time, with the world marking the centenary of World War One’s armistice. But in a tweet prior to landing in Paris, Trump took a dim view of comments Macron made in a Europe 1 radio interview this week in which he appeared to cast the US as a threat. Discussing the growing dangers from cyber-hacking, meddling in electoral processes and the US decision to withdraw from a missile treaty, Macron said Europe needed to protect itself against China, Russia “and even the US”.

Trump, who has pushed NATO allies to pay more for common defence and not rely on the US, complained. “Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the US subsidises greatly,” Trump said on Twitter. — Reuters

Macron talks of European army, Trump says it is ‘very insulting’

Trump is doing something very dangerous for the long run. He is convincing our allies that we cannot be trusted, and that they need to separate themselves from us.

It is insane that we are committed to fighting WWIII over Estonia.


We need to separate ourselves from that nonsense.

I wouldn’t trust you to fight for anything. That’s what we appear like to the world now.

Better than being expected to fight for everything or anything.


NATO expansion was a bad policy that made NATO a problem, more than a solution.

 

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US President Donald Trump and France’s Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday on the need for more European defence spending, papering over an earlier Trump tweet that had described Macron’s call for a European army as “very insulting”.

Seated on gilded chairs in the ornate presidential palace, Macron placed his hand on Trump’s knee and referred to him as “my friend”, while Trump kept more distance, although he also talked up common ground on an issue that had caused friction. “We want a strong Europe, it’s very important to us, and whichever way we can do it the best and more efficient would be something we both want,” said Trump.

Macron echoed those sentiments, saying he wanted Europe to bear a greater share of the defence costs within NATO, a point he has made repeatedly since taking office, alongside his ambitions for Europe to have its own military capability.

Trump’s visit is aimed at bolstering the US-European alliance at a symbolic time, with the world marking the centenary of World War One’s armistice. But in a tweet prior to landing in Paris, Trump took a dim view of comments Macron made in a Europe 1 radio interview this week in which he appeared to cast the US as a threat. Discussing the growing dangers from cyber-hacking, meddling in electoral processes and the US decision to withdraw from a missile treaty, Macron said Europe needed to protect itself against China, Russia “and even the US”.

Trump, who has pushed NATO allies to pay more for common defence and not rely on the US, complained. “Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the US subsidises greatly,” Trump said on Twitter. — Reuters

Macron talks of European army, Trump says it is ‘very insulting’

Trump is doing something very dangerous for the long run. He is convincing our allies that we cannot be trusted, and that they need to separate themselves from us.

It is insane that we are committed to fighting WWIII over Estonia.


We need to separate ourselves from that nonsense.

I wouldn’t trust you to fight for anything. That’s what we appear like to the world now.

Better than being expected to fight for everything or anything.


NATO expansion was a bad policy that made NATO a problem, more than a solution.

Well thanks to conservative policy the U.S. will be benched soon and our demands as ignored as a Trump demand to his staff. The next Dem administration will have to work with that.

 

[Correll]

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US President Donald Trump and France’s Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday on the need for more European defence spending, papering over an earlier Trump tweet that had described Macron’s call for a European army as “very insulting”.

Seated on gilded chairs in the ornate presidential palace, Macron placed his hand on Trump’s knee and referred to him as “my friend”, while Trump kept more distance, although he also talked up common ground on an issue that had caused friction. “We want a strong Europe, it’s very important to us, and whichever way we can do it the best and more efficient would be something we both want,” said Trump.

Macron echoed those sentiments, saying he wanted Europe to bear a greater share of the defence costs within NATO, a point he has made repeatedly since taking office, alongside his ambitions for Europe to have its own military capability.

Trump’s visit is aimed at bolstering the US-European alliance at a symbolic time, with the world marking the centenary of World War One’s armistice. But in a tweet prior to landing in Paris, Trump took a dim view of comments Macron made in a Europe 1 radio interview this week in which he appeared to cast the US as a threat. Discussing the growing dangers from cyber-hacking, meddling in electoral processes and the US decision to withdraw from a missile treaty, Macron said Europe needed to protect itself against China, Russia “and even the US”.

Trump, who has pushed NATO allies to pay more for common defence and not rely on the US, complained. “Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the US subsidises greatly,” Trump said on Twitter. — Reuters

Macron talks of European army, Trump says it is ‘very insulting’

Trump is doing something very dangerous for the long run. He is convincing our allies that we cannot be trusted, and that they need to separate themselves from us.

It is insane that we are committed to fighting WWIII over Estonia.


We need to separate ourselves from that nonsense.

I wouldn’t trust you to fight for anything. That’s what we appear like to the world now.

Better than being expected to fight for everything or anything.


NATO expansion was a bad policy that made NATO a problem, more than a solution.

Well thanks to conservative policy the U.S. will be benched soon and our demands as ignored as a Trump demand to his staff. The next Dem administration will have to work with that.

Until they ask us to leave NATO, all their talk is the whining of ungrateful children.

 

[BlackFlag]

Trump is doing something very dangerous for the long run. He is convincing our allies that we cannot be trusted, and that they need to separate themselves from us.

It is insane that we are committed to fighting WWIII over Estonia.


We need to separate ourselves from that nonsense.

I wouldn’t trust you to fight for anything. That’s what we appear like to the world now.

Better than being expected to fight for everything or anything.


NATO expansion was a bad policy that made NATO a problem, more than a solution.

Well thanks to conservative policy the U.S. will be benched soon and our demands as ignored as a Trump demand to his staff. The next Dem administration will have to work with that.

Until they ask us to leave NATO, all their talk is the whining of ungrateful children.

If the U.S. doesn’t change course, they will.

 

[Correll]

It is insane that we are committed to fighting WWIII over Estonia.


We need to separate ourselves from that nonsense.

I wouldn’t trust you to fight for anything. That’s what we appear like to the world now.

Better than being expected to fight for everything or anything.


NATO expansion was a bad policy that made NATO a problem, more than a solution.

Well thanks to conservative policy the U.S. will be benched soon and our demands as ignored as a Trump demand to his staff. The next Dem administration will have to work with that.

Until they ask us to leave NATO, all their talk is the whining of ungrateful children.

If the U.S. doesn’t change course, they will.

Good, and the sooner the better. Bring Estonia into NATO was utter madness.

 

[BlackFlag]

I wouldn’t trust you to fight for anything. That’s what we appear like to the world now.

Better than being expected to fight for everything or anything.


NATO expansion was a bad policy that made NATO a problem, more than a solution.

Well thanks to conservative policy the U.S. will be benched soon and our demands as ignored as a Trump demand to his staff. The next Dem administration will have to work with that.

Until they ask us to leave NATO, all their talk is the whining of ungrateful children.

If the U.S. doesn’t change course, they will.

Good, and the sooner the better. Bring Estonia into NATO was utter madness.

One day they’ll be saying letting the U.S. grow so strong was utter madness. Unless we change course.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

I sure the French are celebrating Macron's declaration that he does NOT place the interests of France above those of other nations.

Not what he said but that doesn’t really matter these days

This is precisely what he said -

"Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is treason. If we think our interests may only come first and we don’t care for others, it is a treason of our values, a betrayal of all moral values."

 

[BlackFlag]

I sure the French are celebrating Macron's declaration that he does NOT place the interests of France above those of other nations.

Not what he said but that doesn’t really matter these days

This is precisely what he said -

"Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is treason. If we think our interests may only come first and we don’t care for others, it is a treason of our values, a betrayal of all moral values."

Good statement there. Trying to screw your friends for your own benefit is certainly immoral, and used to be against America's values.

 

[Correll]

Better than being expected to fight for everything or anything.


NATO expansion was a bad policy that made NATO a problem, more than a solution.

Well thanks to conservative policy the U.S. will be benched soon and our demands as ignored as a Trump demand to his staff. The next Dem administration will have to work with that.

Until they ask us to leave NATO, all their talk is the whining of ungrateful children.

If the U.S. doesn’t change course, they will.

Good, and the sooner the better. Bring Estonia into NATO was utter madness.

One day they’ll be saying letting the U.S. grow so strong was utter madness. Unless we change course.

The course we are on, is one AWAY from the deeply European roots of our nation. I would love to change that course, but it is very late in the game.


Traditional America would have never been a threat to Europe. But we are looking at a rapid and complete transformation.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

I sure the French are celebrating Macron's declaration that he does NOT place the interests of France above those of other nations.

Not what he said but that doesn’t really matter these days

This is precisely what he said -

"Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is treason. If we think our interests may only come first and we don’t care for others, it is a treason of our values, a betrayal of all moral values."

Good statement there. Trying to screw your friends for your own benefit is certainly immoral, and used to be against America's values.

You know, it's funny.

Progressives whine that America should not be the world's policemen, yet they are perfectly happy when America plays flophouse and ATM to the refuse of the world, at the American people's expense.

 

[BlackFlag]

I sure the French are celebrating Macron's declaration that he does NOT place the interests of France above those of other nations.

Not what he said but that doesn’t really matter these days

This is precisely what he said -

"Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is treason. If we think our interests may only come first and we don’t care for others, it is a treason of our values, a betrayal of all moral values."

Good statement there. Trying to screw your friends for your own benefit is certainly immoral, and used to be against America's values.

You know, it's funny.

Progressives whine that America should not be the world's policemen, yet they are perfectly happy when America plays flophouse and ATM to the refuse of the world, at the American people's expense.

Over the last decades America has become the wealthiest, most powerful nation in the world. And here you cry like a whiny little vagina about, somehow, being an ATM machine? Sooooooooooooooo absolutely stupid.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

I sure the French are celebrating Macron's declaration that he does NOT place the interests of France above those of other nations.

Not what he said but that doesn’t really matter these days

This is precisely what he said -

"Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is treason. If we think our interests may only come first and we don’t care for others, it is a treason of our values, a betrayal of all moral values."

Good statement there. Trying to screw your friends for your own benefit is certainly immoral, and used to be against America's values.

You know, it's funny.

Progressives whine that America should not be the world's policemen, yet they are perfectly happy when America plays flophouse and ATM to the refuse of the world, at the American people's expense.

Over the last decades America has become the wealthiest, most powerful nation in the world. And here you cry like a whiny little vagina about, somehow, being an ATM machine? Sooooooooooooooo absolutely stupid.

The greatest embarrassment of America is that she somehow in her distractions managed to create monsters of her own who hate her even while suckling at her teat.

You brought internal war to America 158 years ago, and were stomped. Now you are trying to do it again.

The result will be the same. It just won't take as long.

Not a threat. Merely an observation.