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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 dont think its 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 cant let that happen.
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https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-on-trump-suggestion-to-leave-eu-you-can-imagine-my-response/
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,733 posts)syringis
(5,101 posts)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)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)He probably didn't say it out loud, but he has certainly thought it very, very, very, really very strongly!
CatMor
(6,212 posts)and why does trump think the United States is the center of the universe.
It seems typical for republicans. They are still thinking they can rule the world at their will...
peekaloo
(22,977 posts)and the United States is his bargaining chip.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)trump does think HE'S the center of the universe.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)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)his advisors are supposed to guide him not to be wacky and they're as bad as he is.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)"Foo Voo?"
With the Dotard, that would be lost in translation.
syringis
(5,101 posts)The Dotard is so fucking moron, that he picked the most pro-European of all !