Iran, Trump and Macron
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French President Emmanuel Macron hit back at Donald Trump on Thursday after the US president mocked Macron’s relationship with his wife as he chided France for refusing to join the US-Israeli offensive against Iran.
An exchange between the two leaders this week was the latest sign that trans-Atlantic ties are souring over the Iran war.
French President Emmanuel Macron is calling on medium-sized powers to join forces and stand up to the US and China.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday Donald Trump's mocking comments about his marriage did not merit a response, calling them "neither elegant nor up to standard".On a visit to Seoul,
French President Emmanuel Macron shot back at President Trump for comments he made about NATO and his wife, according to a report from French outlets Le Monde and Agence France-Presse (AFP). Trump on Wednesday ridiculed Macron as well as his wife,
Anger in France after US president puts on French accent and mocks Macron during private lunch in Washington
Emmanuel Macron has criticised Donald Trump after the US president mocked him for being shoved by his wife. In a speech in which he attacked Nato allies for not joining the Iran war, Mr Trump said Brigitte Macron had treated the French president “extremely badly” and that Mr Macron was “still recovering from the right to the jaw”.
President Trump mercilessly trolled French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife on Wednesday — as he ramped up his attacks on NATO allies for not joining the war against Iran. The commander-in-chief mocked his counterpart’s marriage to Brigitte Macron after the French first lady was caught on camera slapping her husband in now viral footage.
The video was taken at an Easter lunch, where Trump was at one point compared to Jesus.
Trump took a dig at Macron while lambasting NATO, saying the French president's wife "treats him extremely badly." Macron rejected the notion that the Middle East conflict be treated as a "show."
President Emmanuel Macron of France is among several European officials to speak out about the accumulated effect of President Trump’s criticisms of NATO and his war in Iran.