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syringis

(5,101 posts)
Fri Jun 29, 2018, 08:42 PM Jun 2018

Macron on Trump suggestion to leave EU: 'You can imagine my response'

The US president offered a better trade deal for France than with the rest of the EU.

By Andrew Gray

6/29/18, 5:38 PM CET

Updated 6/29/18, 6:26 PM CET

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he would not comment directly on a report that Donald Trump suggested France leave the EU — but his commitment to Europe made clear what his response would have been.

Back in April, Trump proposed to Macron that France leave the EU, the Washington Post reported, citing two European officials, and said that if Paris left the bloc, it would win a bilateral trade deal superior to what the EU gets as a whole.

The White House did not dispute the officials’ account, but declined to comment, the Post reported.

“Things said behind closed doors should stay behind closed doors. I don’t think it’s ever good to repeat them,” Macron said at the end of a European Council summit in Brussels when asked about the report.

“But I know that the commitments I have made to Europe over a little more than a year now are sufficient to let you imagine my response if such a question had been posed,” said Macron, who was elected president in May last year.

Trump has been at war on various fronts with his European allies, trade in particular.

Earlier this week, Trump trashed the EU at a rally in North Dakota.

“We love the countries of the European Union. But the European Union, of course, was set up to take advantage of the United States,” Trump said at the event Wednesday. “And you know what, we can’t let that happen.”

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https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-on-trump-suggestion-to-leave-eu-you-can-imagine-my-response/

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Macron on Trump suggestion to leave EU: 'You can imagine my response' (Original Post) syringis Jun 2018 OP
How do you say "Fuck you very much, you blithering fool" in French? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #1
Hi TVO syringis Jun 2018 #5
Those will do nicely, thank you! The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #9
Macron is polite... syringis Jun 2018 #13
Where does trump get such wacky ideas ..... CatMor Jun 2018 #2
Hi Catmor syringis Jun 2018 #6
Trump is the center of the universe peekaloo Jun 2018 #8
You're right, my mistake .... CatMor Jun 2018 #12
tRUMP thinks he is the center of all things. The rest is for his mouth breathing SammyWinstonJack Jun 2018 #10
The ridiculous part is ... CatMor Jun 2018 #11
Did it sound like... yallerdawg Jun 2018 #3
Hi Yallerdawg syringis Jun 2018 #7
putin tells trump to tell macron... nt msongs Jun 2018 #4
Vladimir trump is hard at work. spanone Jun 2018 #14

syringis

(5,101 posts)
5. Hi TVO
Fri Jun 29, 2018, 09:06 PM
Jun 2018

Absolutely non-exhaustive list :

"Va te faire foutre Ducon !"

"Va te faire voir chez les grecs!"

"Putain de ta mère ! Va te faire mettre !"

"Va te faire foutre, sale fils de pute !"

"Suce ma bite, sac à foutre !"

"Va te faire enculer, tête de noeud !"

All are pretty vulgar... Do you want some more ?




The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,733 posts)
9. Those will do nicely, thank you!
Fri Jun 29, 2018, 09:28 PM
Jun 2018


I hope Macron used a few of them.

I had to look them up on Google Translate. They are, indeed, quite vulgar!

syringis

(5,101 posts)
13. Macron is polite...
Sat Jun 30, 2018, 08:03 AM
Jun 2018

He probably didn't say it out loud, but he has certainly thought it very, very, very, really very strongly!



CatMor

(6,212 posts)
2. Where does trump get such wacky ideas .....
Fri Jun 29, 2018, 08:45 PM
Jun 2018

and why does trump think the United States is the center of the universe.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
6. Hi Catmor
Fri Jun 29, 2018, 09:09 PM
Jun 2018

It seems typical for republicans. They are still thinking they can rule the world at their will...

SammyWinstonJack

(44,130 posts)
10. tRUMP thinks he is the center of all things. The rest is for his mouth breathing
Fri Jun 29, 2018, 10:16 PM
Jun 2018

knuckle dragging base. As to where he gets his wacky ideas, probably from his swamp dwelling cabinet and rotten WH advisors.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
11. The ridiculous part is ...
Fri Jun 29, 2018, 10:47 PM
Jun 2018

his advisors are supposed to guide him not to be wacky and they're as bad as he is.

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