Trump Calls French President Macron's Idea for a European Army 'Very Insulting'

[DonViejo]

Source: U.S. News & World Report/Reuters


Nov. 9, 2018, at 4:27 p.m.

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday it was "very insulting" for French President Emmanuel Macro to suggest Europe should create its own army to protect itself from potential enemies, including the United States.

"Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the U.S. subsidizes greatly," Trump said on Twitter as he arrived in France to meet with Macron.

On Tuesday, Macron said Europe needed a real army to reduce reliance on the United States for defense. "We have to protect ourselves with respect to China, Russia and even the United States of America," Macron said on French radio, according to the Wall Street Journal.

(Reporting by Tim Ahmann)

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Trump says Macron's "EU army" plan is "insulting"

On his way to Paris, President Trump tweeted his dissatisfaction with French President Emmanuel Macron's suggestion that Europe should build its own military defense against the U.S., China and Russia, calling the idea "very insulting" that Europe feels it needs protection from the U.S. instead of by the U.S.

Link to tweet

The backstory: Macron is a proponent of "European sovereignty," meaning that Europe must have its own foreign and defense policy rather than relying on the U.S., Axios' Dave Lawler explains. Trump appears to be taking offense to Macron's characterization of the U.S. as one of the powers Europe must be wary of .

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https://www.axios.com/trump-insulted-by-emmanuel-macron-european-army-0757f824-a5a3-4ea6-aa42-be98300cab2f.html

[The Liberal Lion]

1. As usual trump can't handle the truth

[forgotmylogin]

15. I think Trump is "very insulting".

He doesn't give a crap when he insults people and they try to point it out.

[iluvtennis]

2. Trump is a low IQ stupid moron.

[justhanginon]

16. That's on his good days!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. But he is so looking forward to the Armistice celebration in Paris!

“It should be a very beautiful period of time, the 100th anniversary of the ending of World War I. We have many countries — the leadership from many countries will be there, especially since they heard the United States will be there. And we look forward to that,” Trump told reporters Friday before leaving the White House. “I’ve seen what they have planned, and I think it’s going to be something very, very special.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/trump-shifts-postelection-focus-to-armistice-commemoration/2018/11/09/b463a5b8-e44c-11e8-ba30-a7ded04d8fac_story.html?utm_term=.897544d53e3b

So... other world leaders are coming to this event only because U.S. President Orangehole McLittledick will be there. According to him, anyhow.

And there will be tanks and soldiers and stuff!

[dhol82]

6. Bet he can't wait for all those soldiers saluting him and all the cool tanks and rockets.

Idiot will think it’s all for him.

[appalachiablue]

22. Dusted off the fav military school uniforms, had them

let out in the seat, and more. Off you go, boom boom, exciting!

[roamer65]

4. The EU needs to become a federal republic.

With its own government, army, navy and Air Force.

[GulfCoast66]

14. They are having a hard enough time just holding the EU

Don’t think there is any appetite for closer political union.

[riversedge]

5. Well, Trumpo-Your existance has insulted most of the world (except your dictator pals)

[machoneman]

7. Wow, the orange idiot hasn't even landed yet and he insults Macron!

Only a walking dildo, a small mushroom shaped one at that, could do so!

[Autumn]

8. I call the fact that Trump breathes air to be insulting.

We need a military to protect ourselves from Trump. Everyone in the world should be wary of the U.S. while Trump is in office.

[murielm99]

9. The rest of the world needs to

close ranks against us until we get rid of 45 and change the Senate.

It may take us years to recover, but they, the Europeans, are doing the right thing.

And we will have to find our own way to say, "Never again!" Getting rid of the EC would be a good start.

[mac56]

10. That's not how NATO works.

That's not how any of this works.

[littlemissmartypants]

17. Tell me more. eom

[Honeycombe8]

11. Macron is thinking ahead. Smart.

He sees what's happening, and knows what could happen. It's too late to try to get a collective military together at the 11th hour.

Interesting idea. But would it be that much different than those countries getting together as a coalition of armies?

[underpants]

12. Has Putin just cut to the end and got Trump's Twitter password?

This is straight out of Putin's mouth not Trump's. Trump's mouth is busy.

[Tikki]

13. The EU would benefit from their own armed forces and should recruit World Wide.

Tikki

[keithbvadu2]

18. Hypocrite Donald wants it both ways.

[OilemFirchen]

19. Curiously, if France were to form its own military...

it would, in all likelihood and as a result, "pay its fair share of NATO".

What a maroon.

[Astraea]

20. Macron should just refuse to see this POS

Plus, he ought to be thankful that a new army in Europe would most likely mean $$$ for American defense companies.

[captain jack]

21. This resident clown is a global insult to intelligence.

I can't imagine the amount of dumbing down that takes place when he walks into a room. Any room.

[duforsure]

23. putin doesn't want this to happen

And his puppet is sounding off for him now attacking it. No surprise.

[yardwork]

24. Wait. I thought that Trump wanted the U.S. to stop defending Europe?

Which is it, trumpolini?