FRANCE/NATO: “So much USA money has been given away to the ‘Club,’ as President Macron of France likes to call it, and to NATO, despite the fact that those countries have taken economic advantage of the United States for many years—until I came along. Not fair to America, or the American taxpayer!” -Donald Trump, “Statement […]
Category: France
12/18/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/FRANCE/GERMANY/ITALY/SPAIN/VACCINES: “Europe and other parts of the World being hit hard by the China Virus – Germany, France, Spain and Italy, in particular. The vaccines are on their way!!!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 18, 2020 1:43 am […]
11/13/2020
FRANCE/JOE BIDEN/TERRORISM: “Today, Jill and I join with the people of France in marking five years since the horrific ISIS terrorist attacks in Paris, which took the lives of 130 innocent people and wounded nearly 500 others. This was an assault not just on the people of Paris but against our common humanity and shared […]
11/13/2020
FRANCE/ISIS/JOE BIDEN/TERRORISM: “Today marks five years since the horrific ISIS terrorist attacks in Paris — an assault not just on the people of France but against our common humanity. As president, I will work to protect Americans and our allies, countering terrorism and extremist violence in all forms.” ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 13, 2020 10:05 […]
11/2/2020
FRANCE/MUSLIMS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our prayers are with the people of Vienna after yet another vile act of terrorism in Europe. These evil attacks against innocent people must stop. The U.S. stands with Austria, France, and all of Europe in the fight against terrorists, including radical Islamic terrorists.“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 2, 2020 5:25 pm […]
10/29/2020
2020 ELECTION/FRANCE/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS/TERRORISM: “Jill and I are keeping the French people in our prayers following the horrific terror attack in Nice — which targeted innocents in a house of worship. A Biden-Harris administration will work with our allies and partners to prevent extremist violence in all forms.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 29, 2020 9:25 […]
10/29/2020
FRANCE/MUSLIMS/TERRORISM: “Our hearts are with the people of France. America stands with our oldest Ally in this fight. These Radical Islamic terrorist attacks must stop immediately. No country, France or otherwise can long put up with it!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 29, 2020 6:46 am […]
8/7/2020
FOREIGN AID/FRANCE/LEBANON: “Had a lengthy discussion this morning with President Macron of France concerning numerous subjects, but in particular the catastrophic event which took place in Beirut, Lebanon… …At 3pm this afternoon, spoke to President Aoun of Lebanon to inform him that 3 large aircraft are on the way, loaded up with Medical Supplies, Food […]
8/1/2020
ANTHONY FAUCI/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/ECONOMY/FRANCE/ITALY/SPAIN: “Wrong! We have more cases because we have tested far more than any other country, 60,000,000. If we tested less, there would be less cases. How did Italy, France & Spain do? Now Europe sadly has flare ups. Most of our governors worked hard & smart. We will come back STRONG! RT @CBSNews […]
4/12/2020
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Paris! https://t.co/hDUppWgIXA“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 12, 2020 7:51 pm […]
12/31/2019
CLIMATE CHANGE/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “How is the Paris Accord doing? Don’t ask! https://t.co/9N0yibmDkj“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 31, 2019 6:25 pm […]
12/3/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump just met with President @EmmanuelMacron of France—a partner of the United States in many key ven…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 3, 2019 11:26 am […]
11/26/2019
BUSINESS/FRANCE/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A brief truce in what had been an escalating battle between the United States and France over taxing digital services has expired, but President Trump gave no indication this week whether he planned to return to his threats to impose new tariffs on imported wine and other French products as a result. […]
10/18/2019
FRANCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “France is pressing the United States to negotiate a settlement to a WTO ruling that has allowed the Trump administration to impose tariffs on billions of dollars worth of cheese, wine and other European exports, French Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said Friday [10-18-19]…France is willing to put ‘all the […]
8/27/2019
FRANCE/G7/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The G7 in France was so successful, and yet when I came back and read the Corrupt and Fake News, and watched numerous networks, it was not even recognizable from what actually took place at the Great G7 event!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 27, 2019 4:46 pm […]
8/27/2019
FRANCE/IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said on Tuesday [8-27-19] that he would not sit down for a meeting with President Trump until Washington had lifted all of its economic sanctions against Iran. His comment came a day after President Emmanuel Macron of France said he would try to arrange a meeting between […]
8/26/2019
FRANCE/G7/NATURAL DISASTERS/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just returned to Washington from France and the very successful G-7, only to find that the Fake News is still trying to perpetuate the phony story that I wanted to use Nuclear weapons to blow up hurricanes before they reach shore. This is so ridiculous, never happened!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/26/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FRANCE/G7/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “From the moment French President Emmanuel Macron tore up the G7 road map by canceling the joint communique, he transformed the gathering of the world’s seven largest advanced democracies. His tactic opened the door to a weekend of head-snapping spin and surprise, not least that President Trump stayed, smiling and handshaking […]
8/26/2019
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “THANK YOU FRANCE???? #G7Biarritz https://t.co/AHaCT7d5eY” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 26, 2019 1:01 pm […]
8/26/2019
FRANCE/G7/GOLF/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Presidents usually use international summits to advance their policy agenda on the world stage. But President Trump turned a public appearance in southern France on Monday [8-26-19] into what sounded like an infomercial for his sagging golf and resort business in southern Florida. In suggesting that the next Group of 7 […]
8/26/2019
CHINA/FRANCE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Remember when President Xi Jinping of China was the ‘enemy’? That was so Friday. As of Monday [8-26-19], according to President Trump, Mr. Xi was ‘a great leader’ and a ‘brilliant man.’ What about that edict by Mr. Trump, who ‘hereby ordered’ American companies to leave China? Three days later, he was […]
8/25/2019
FRANCE/G7/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump: ‘Thus far, this has been really a great G7. And I want to congratulate France.’ #G7Biarritz htt…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 25, 2019 1:30 pm […]
8/24/2019
FRANCE/G7/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “France and President @EmmanuelMacron have done a really great job thus far with a very important G-7. Lunch with Emmanuel was the best meeting we have yet had. Likewise, evening meeting with World Leaders went very well. Progress being made!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2019 5:52 pm […]
8/24/2019
FRANCE/G7/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “France and President @EmanuelMacrone have done a really great job thus far with a very important G-7. Lunch with Emanuel was the best meeting we have yet had. Likewise, evening meeting with World Leaders went very well. Progress being made!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2019 5:48 pm […]
8/24/2019
FRANCE/G7/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS are in France for #G7Biarritz! https://t.co/XPAmyb6Orb” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2019 5:00 pm […]
8/24/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just had lunch with French President @EmmanuelMacron. Many good things are happening for both of our countries. Big weekend with other world leaders!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2019 10:22 am […]
8/24/2019
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just had lunch with French President @EmanuelMacrone. Many good things are happening for both of our countries. Big weekend with other world leaders!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2019 10:08 am […]
8/24/2019
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just had lunch with French President @EmanuelMacrone. Many good things are happening for both of our countries. Big weekend with other world leaders!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2019 10:08 am […]
8/23/2019
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to being with great leaders in France! Leaving soon. https://t.co/hUd66sKFU2” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2019 8:04 pm […]
8/8/2019
FRANCE/G7/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [8-8-19] accused French President Emmanuel Macron of sending ‘mixed signals’ to Iran amid an apparent diplomatic breakdown between Washington and Tehran…The president’s posts follow reports that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has shared several phone conversations with Macron in recent weeks seeking to tamp down tensions with the […]
8/8/2019
FRANCE/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran is in serious financial trouble. They want desperately to talk to the U.S., but are given mixed signals from all of those purporting to represent us, including President Macron of France….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 8, 2019 12:51 pm […]
7/26/2019
FRANCE/G7/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday floated placing tariffs on French wines and other French products in retaliation for that nation’s new tax on large American technology companies, telling re: “President Donald Trump on Friday [7-26-19] floated placing tariffs on French wines and other French products in retaliation for that nation’s new tax […]
7/26/2019
FRANCE/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump warned France on Friday [7-26-19] that it will shortly face retaliation over its decision to adopt a digital services tax, which the United States believes will disproportionately hit American tech giants like Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Google…Trump expounded on his frustration with the tax at a press opportunity this […]
7/26/2019
FRANCE/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “France just put a digital tax on our great American technology companies. If anybody taxes them, it should be their home Country, the USA. We will announce a substantial reciprocal action on Macron’s foolishness shortly. I’ve always said American wine is better than French wine!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2019 11:32 […]
7/26/2019
FRANCE/TARIFFS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Friday [7-26-19] that his administration would deny a request by the electronics giant Apple to avoid stiff tariffs the United States had placed on Chinese imports and threatened to hit France with heavy tariffs in response to a new digital tax that will affect American tech companies. Mr. […]
6/15/2019
FRANCE/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLOTUS: We must never forget the lives lost and heroic actions made by so many on D-Day in Normandy, France. https://t.co/Uhl3VUPleq” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 15, 2019 6:30 am […]
6/11/2019
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It wasn’t long after the oak tree arrived on the South Lawn of the White House, a gift from a World War I battlefield in France, that it suddenly disappeared. The oak, which was supposed to be a symbol of a longstanding French-American alliance, had been placed in quarantine, because it was […]
4/17/2019
FRANCE/POPE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump called Pope Francis to offer his condolences Wednesday [4-17-19] for the Notre Dame fire and said the U.S. would offer ‘our great experts on renovation and construction”’ to help France rebuild the iconic cathedral…Trump spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron a day earlier to discuss the blaze that roared […]
4/17/2019
FRANCE/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….in my conversation yesterday with President @EmmanuelMacron of France. I also wished both Pope Francis and President Macron a very Happy Easter!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2019 11:14 am […]
4/17/2019
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just had a wonderful conversation with @Pontifex Francis offering condolences from the People of the United States for the horrible and destructive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. I offered the help of our great experts on renovation and construction as I did….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2019 11:14 am […]
4/16/2019
FRANCE/NATURAL DISASTER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s suggestion for fighting the massive Notre Dame fire did not get good reviews. Tweeting that it was ‘so horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris,’ Trump added: ‘Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!’ Professional firefighters called […]
4/15/2019
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “God bless the people of France!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 15, 2019 4:58 pm […]
4/15/2019
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 15, 2019 12:39 pm […]
4/11/2019
FRANCE/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Surrounded by World War II veterans in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said Thursday [4-11-19] that he will travel to France in June to celebrate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. ‘I’ll be there,’ Trump said of ceremonies in France to commemorate the June 6, 1944, landing of allied forces on Normandy’s coast. Trump […]
4/10/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump paid a visit to Mount Vernon last year with French President Emmanuel Macron, and according to new details relayed by associates to Politico, the experience was ‘truly bizarre.’ Mount Vernon president and CEO Doug Bradburn, who led the tour, according to Politico, has told several people that the […]
4/10/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump had some advice for George Washington. During a guided tour of Mount Vernon last April with French president Emmanuel Macron, Trump learned that Washington was one of the major real-estate speculators of his era. So, he couldn’t understand why America’s first president didn’t name his historic Virginia compound […]
3/16/2019
CLIMATE CHANGE/ENVIRONMENT/FRANCE: “How is the Paris Environmental Accord working out for France? After 18 weeks of rioting by the Yellow Vest Protesters, I guess not so well! In the meantime, the United States has gone to the top of all lists on the Environment.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 16, 2019 5:22 pm […]
12/17/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/FED/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is incredible that with a very strong dollar and virtually no inflation, the outside world blowing up around us, Paris is burning and China way down, the Fed is even considering yet another interest rate hike. Take the Victory!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 17, 2018 8:27 am […]
12/12/2018
BORDER/DEMS/FRANCE/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-12-18] said he would move to fortify U.S. borders ‘even more’ in the wake of an attack in France that left three dead and more than a dozen wounded, criticizing Democratic congressional leaders for pushing back on his requests for money to build a proposed border wall […]
12/12/2018
BORDER/CHUCK SCHUMER/FRANCE/NANCY PELOSI/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Another very bad terror attack in France. We are going to strengthen our borders even more. Chuck and Nancy must give us the votes to get additional Border Security!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 12, 2018 7:34 am […]
12/8/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very sad day & night in Paris. Maybe it’s time to end the ridiculous and extremely expensive Paris Agreement and return money back to the people in the form of lower taxes? The U.S. was way ahead of the curve on that and the only major country where emissions went down last […]
12/8/2018
FRANCE/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Paris Agreement isn’t working out so well for Paris. Protests and riots all over France. People do not want to pay large sums of money, much to third world countries (that are questionably run), in order to maybe protect the environment. Chanting ‘We Want Trump!’ Love France.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December […]
12/4/2018
ENERGY/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am glad that my friend @EmmanuelMacron and the protestors in Paris have agreed with the conclusion I reached two years ago. The Paris Agreement is fatally flawed because it raises the price of energy for responsible countries while whitewashing some of the worst polluters….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 4, 2018 5:56 […]
12/4/2018
FRANCE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @charliekirk11: There are riots in socialist France because of radical leftist fuel taxes Media barely mentioning this America is boom…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 4, 2018 11:24 am […]
11/25/2018
EU/FRANCE/MILITARY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The large and violent French protests don’t take into account how badly the United States has been treated on Trade by the European Union or on fair and reasonable payments for our GREAT military protection. Both of these topics must be remedied soon.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 25, 2018 8:16 am […]
11/14/2018
FRANCE/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Emmanuel Macron’s spokesman accused Donald Trump of lacking ‘common decency’ Wednesday [11-14-18] after the US President blasted his French counterpart in a series of tweets following his visit to Paris. During a pointed speech at the Elysée Palace in Paris, Benjamin Griveaux took issue with the timing of Trump’s barbs on Tuesday […]
11/14/2018
FRANCE/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “French President Emmanuel Macron said France and the United States must respect each other, in a response to a flurry of critical tweets by Donald Trump. Macron said in an interview Wednesday [11-14-18] with French television TF1 from the Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of southern France that ‘the French […]
11/14/2018
FRANCE/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The French president responded Wednesday [11-14-18] evening to President Trump’s scathing personal attack on him, declining to lash out and instead taking the long view. In a television interview on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which President Emmanuel Macron was visiting, he made clear that he was not going to […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By the way, when the helicopter couldn’t fly to the first cemetery in France because of almost zero visibility, I suggested driving. Secret Service said NO, too far from airport & big Paris shutdown. Speech next day at American Cemetery in pouring rain! Little reported-Fake News!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, 2018 […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, fresh off a tense visit to Paris, on Tuesday [11-13-18] fired off a string of tweets attacking French President Emmanuel Macron for floating the idea of a self-reliant European military and the country’s wine tariffs, while accusing Macron of swiping at Trump’s nationalism to distract from his own shortcomings…Trump’s […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-13-18] claimed he tried to salvage a trip to a French cemetery for American troops, but that the Secret Service nixed his idea of driving after he reportedly couldn’t fly in the rain. The president was in Paris last weekend to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By the way, when the helicopter couldn’t fly to the first cemetery in France because of almost zero visibility, I suggested driving. Secret Service said NO, too far from airport & big Paris shutdown. Speech next day at American Cemetary in pouring rain! Little reported-Fake News!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, 2018 […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “……MAKE FRANCE GREAT AGAIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, 2018 8:18 am […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The problem is that Emmanuel suffers from a very low Approval Rating in France, 26%, and an unemployment rate of almost 10%. He was just trying to get onto another subject. By the way, there is no country more Nationalist than France, very proud people-and rightfully so!…….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Trade, France makes excellent wine, but so does the U.S. The problem is that France makes it very hard for the U.S. to sell its wines into France, and charges big Tariffs, whereas the U.S. makes it easy for French wines, and charges very small Tariffs. Not fair, must change!” […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/NATIONALISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump issued a blistering personal attack on Tuesday [11-13-18] against President Emmanuel Macron of France, his host last weekend, and sought to douse a furor over his decision not to visit a cemetery of American soldiers while in France because of rain. Two days after returning from Paris, Mr. Trump responded […]
11/12/2018
FRANCE/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday [11-12-18] that President Donald Trump’s decision to not attend a ceremony at an American burial ground in France because of rain ‘let down our country’…Trump, who was in Paris to commemorate the centennial of the end of World War I with other world leaders, has […]
11/12/2018
CYBERWAR/ELECTIONS/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Reflecting reluctance by the Trump administration to limit its options for using offensive and defensive cyberweapons, the United States declined on Monday [11-12-18] to sign a vaguely worded international call to protect civilians against cyberattacks and discourage digital meddling in elections. The United States was one of only a few Western nations […]
11/12/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just returned from France where much was accomplished in my meetings with World Leaders. Never easy bringing up the fact that the U.S. must be treated fairly, which it hasn’t, on both Military and Trade. We pay for LARGE portions of other countries military protection,……..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2018 7:03 […]
11/12/2018
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FRANCE/GERMANY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump discussed several key issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a lunch at Élysée Palace, according to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders…Russian state news agencies reported a brief exchange between Trump and Putin at Sunday’s armistice centenary ceremonies […]
11/11/2018
FRANCE/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beautiful ceremony today in Paris commemorating the end of World War One. Many World leaders in attendance. Thank you to @EmmanuelMacron, President of France! Now off to Suresnes American Cemetery to make speech in honor of our great heroes! Then back to the U.S.A.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 9:52 am […]
11/10/2018
FRANCE/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “I am in Paris getting ready to celebrate the end of World War One. Is there anything better to celebrate than the end of a war, in particular that one, which was one of the bloodiest and worst of all time?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 10, 2018 3:17 am […]
11/9/2018
FRANCE/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Every week, I offer a glimpse of the kind of intelligence assessments that are likely to come across the desk of the President of the United States. Modeled on the President’s Daily Briefing, or PDB, which the director of national intelligence prepares for the President almost daily, my Presidential Weekly Briefing focuses […]
11/9/2018
EU/FRANCE/MILITARY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Macron of France has just suggested that Europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the U.S., China and Russia. Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the U.S. subsidizes greatly!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 9, 2018 4:10 pm […]
11/9/2018
EU/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/NATO: “Fresh off the loss of the Republican-controlled House and discord over firing his attorney general, President Donald Trump is trying to remind the world he’s still the boss. His two-day visit to France, which includes meetings and meals with French President Emmanuel Macron along with a ceremony to commemorate the end of […]
11/9/2018
EU/FRANCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump wasted no time taking a poke at his French host Friday [11-9-18] as he arrived in Paris for events marking the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, tweeting as he landed that President Emmanuel Macron had made an ‘insulting’ proposal to build up Europe’s military […]
11/9/2018
EU/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump picked a fight with French President Emmanuel Macron over European defense just as Air Force One landed in France on Friday [11-9-18]…He is set to spend the weekend in Paris to commemorate the centennial of the end of World War I. Tuesday [11-6-18] on Europe 1 radio, Macron called […]
11/8/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump heads to Paris on Friday [11-10-18] to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the truce that ended World War One, surrounded by more than 100 heads of state, all of whom have followed with intense interest the outcome of Tuesday’s congressional midterm elections in the United States. And not everyone might […]
11/5/2018
FRANCE/RUSSIA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [11-5-18] he was unsure if he would meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a visit to Paris next week, but he will meet him at the summit of the Group of 20 nations in Argentina at the end of the month…Trump and Putin had […]
10/25/2018
FRANCE/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Spoke with French President @EmmanuelMacron this morning. Discussed many topics including the very exciting upcoming visit to Paris where @FLOTUS Melania and I will attend the Armistice Day Centennial Commemoration!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2018 1:42 pm […]
9/26/2018
CHINA/EU/FRANCE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “US President Donald Trump was ‘ranting and venting on trade’ to French President Emmanuel Macron during their bilateral meeting Monday [9-24-18] evening, according to a senior diplomatic source. Trump lambasted the European Union for its trade policies, saying it was worse than China — a complaint that the US president made […]
9/25/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Gone is the shoulder squeezing, the affectionate dandruff-brushing — and French President Emmanuel Macron’s hope that he could use his unlikely friendship with Donald Trump to rein in the American president’s more incendiary instincts. When the two men met Monday [9-24-18] in New York, they shook hands lightly and got down to […]
9/25/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a fiery rebuke of US policies under President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly Tuesday [9-25-18], signaling that he is ready to take up the mantle of global leadership usually assumed by a US leader. At times directly referring to the US, Macron rapped the Trump […]
9/24/2018
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was my great honor to welcome President @EmmanuelMacron of France to the United States, here in New York City, this evening! #UNGA https://t.co/Gd7pCBFUCg“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 24, 2018 6:41 pm […]
8/27/2018
BRITAIN/EU/FRANCE/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Emmanuel Macron on Monday [8-27-18] said preserving European Union unity was more important than forging a close relationship with post-Brexit Britain, and hit out at what he called U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‘aggressive’ isolationism. As pressure mounts on Prime Minister Theresa May to agree terms for Britain’s divorce from the EU […]
7/15/2018
FRANCE/RUSSIA/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to France, who played extraordinary soccer, on winning the 2018 World Cup. Additionally, congratulations to President Putin and Russia for putting on a truly great World Cup Tournament — one of the best ever!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 15, 2018 12:03 pm […]
7/12/2018
FRANCE/NATO/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected a claim by US President Donald Trump that NATO allies had agreed to increase defense spending ‘at levels that they never thought of before.’ At the end of a two-day NATO summit in Brussels, Macron referred reporters to the communique released Wednesday, which recommitted members of […]
7/11/2018
FRANCE/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: President @realDonaldTrump and President @EmmanuelMacron of France meeting earlier today at #NATOSummit2018 in Brussels, Bel…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 4:11 pm […]
6/28/2018
EU/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday [6-29-18] 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 […]
6/8/2018
FRANCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The honeymoon between presidents Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron of France is over. A relationship that blossomed with a white-knuckled handshake, dinner at the Eiffel Tower, bonding over a French military parade and bursts of presidential air kisses at the White House is suddenly wilting in the cold light of commercial realpolitik. […]
6/7/2018
CANADA/EU/FRANCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Please tell Prime Minister Trudeau and President Macron that they are charging the U.S. massive tariffs and create non-monetary barriers. The EU trade surplus with the U.S. is $151 Billion, and Canada keeps our farmers and others out. Look forward to seeing them tomorrow.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 3:04 pm […]
6/6/2018
FRANCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a testy phone call on May 25 over new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration targeting steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada, including one moment during the conversation in which Trump made an erroneous historical reference, sources familiar with the discussion […]
6/5/2018
FRANCE/GERMANY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump may have just torched his last real friend in the Western alliance, someone he could have counted on when the going gets tough. In what was supposed to be a frank exchange of views, French President Emmanuel Macron apparently got the full Trump treatment the other day when he tried […]
5/13/2018
FRANCE/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So sad to see the Terror Attack in Paris. At some point countries will have to open their eyes & see what is really going on. This kind of sickness & hatred is not compatible with a loving, peaceful, & successful country! Changes to our thought process on terror must be made.” […]
5/9/2018
EU/FRANCE/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Europe has a ‘limited opportunity’ to preserve the nuclear deal with Tehran, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani told French President Emmanuel Macron in a phone call on Wednesday [5-9-19], according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency…Macron traveled to the United States in late April in an attempt to convince U.S. President Donald Trump […]
5/8/2018
EU/FRANCE/GERMANY/IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For months, leaders from France, Germany and the United Kingdom — key signatories to the six-nation negotiating group that brokered the 2015 Obama-era Iran deal — had tried to persuade US President Donald Trump to stay or renegotiate the deal. But on Tuesday [5-8-18] afternoon, it appeared those efforts were wasted, as […]
5/2/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump has all but decided to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord by May 12 but exactly how he will do so remains unclear, two White House officials and a source familiar with the administration’s internal debate said on Wednesday [5-2-18]. There is a chance Trump might […]
4/27/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/EU/FRANCE/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This time, there were fewer hugs. President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Friday [4-27-18] for a visit of less than three hours. He greeted Merkel outside the West Wing with a handshake and a kiss on each cheek, a traditional welcome but far short […]
4/27/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/FRANCE/GERMANY/NUCLEAR/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s backslapping diplomacy with France’s President Emmanuel Macron gave way to an altogether more businesslike encounter with another European ally, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, at the White House on Friday [4-27-18]. If Macron represented a friendly, if assertive, voice on matters of deep European concern, Merkel arrived […]
4/26/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany arrives at the White House on Friday in the broad wake of a visit this week by the French president, Emmanuel Macron. But don’t expect a sequel to the buddy movie. Already, the contrasts could not be starker. Mr. Macron was treated by President Trump to […]