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Trump, Macron hold tense meeting: ‘Would you like some nice ISIS fighters? I can give them to you’

The Hill logoPresident Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron held a tense meeting Tuesday on the sidelines of a NATO summit, with Trump at one point telling the French leader he could send him some “ISIS fighters” if he wanted them.

“Would you like some nice ISIS fighters? I can give them to you,” Trump said with a slight smile at the meeting, which was carried live on cable news. “You can take every one you want.”

“Let’s be serious,” Macron replied sternly, reasoning that most ISIS fighters came from Syria, Iraq and Iran and disputing Trump’s common refrain that the terrorist group had been defeated.

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Trump tried to bribe France to leave the European Union

The following article by Emily Crockett was posted on the ShareBlue.com website June 29, 2018:

Trump tried to make Vladimir Putin’s wildest dreams come true by destabilizing the European Union.

Presidents Trump and Macron. Credit: AP Photo, Evan Vucci

Trump never misses an opportunity to insult America’s closest alliesin Europe — but the problem is much worse than just trash talk. We now know that Trump is actively trying to destabilize the European Union, two European officials told the Washington Post.

During an April meeting at the White House, Trump offered French President Emmanuel Macron a shocking deal: If France leaves the E.U., the U.S. will give France a much better bilateral trade deal than the rest of the E.U. gets.

Yes, a U.S. president actually offered a bribe to try to dismantle a major organization of U.S. allies. Trump tried to con his way into knocking down a pillar of Western democracy and the international liberal order.

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e French President Macron blasts Russian state-owned media as ‘propaganda’

NOTE:  We wish our president was willing to call the head of the Russian government on its interference in our elections and beyond rather than seeming to use the same talking points at Mr. Putin.  But, that’s not the case.

The following article by James McAuley was posted on the Washington Post website May 29, 2017:

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a blunt greeting to Vladi­mir Putin on Monday, criticizing the use of chemical weapons by Syria’s ­Russian-backed government and blasting two Russian state-owned media organizations as “organs of influence and propaganda.”

Macron had invited the Russian leader to France to reset a relationship that has turned increasingly sour. Putin did more than any other foreign leader to undermine Macron’s legitimacy in this country’s recent presidential election, meeting with his far-right opponent during the campaign. Continue reading “e French President Macron blasts Russian state-owned media as ‘propaganda’”