Trump Mocks Macron's Euro Army Suggestion: 'They Were Learning German in Paris Before U.S. ...

[DonViejo]

Trump Mocks Macron’s Euro Army Suggestion: ‘They Were Learning German in Paris Before U.S. Came Along’

by Colby Hall | Nov 13th, 2018, 7:03 am

President Donald Trump lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron, and took a not-so-veiled shot at the very character of the French people.

After spending much of the past weekend in Paris together, in what can be reasonably called a failed diplomatic reset, Trump hit at Macron’s suggestion of a joint European military force designed to protect European countries from a threat of the United States, China and Russia. Officials close to President Trump reportedly claimed that the Euro military suggestion angered Trump, and Tuesday’s early morning tweet seems to confirm that report. Trump tweeted:

Link to tweet

Trump and Macron have experienced something of a mercurial diplomatic relationship. In Trump’s first year and offense, some even called it a “bromance” evidenced by strangely long and overtly masculine handshakes.

But in this weekend’s diplomatic pomp and circumstance, Macron notably called out the concept of “nationalism” during a speech with Trump in attendance. Trump has proudly claimed his pride in being a “nationalist” versus being a “globalist,” which charitably suggests that Trump’s understanding of the term is not in line with the rest of the world’s.

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[manor321]

1. Trump needs to learn what the French did for us in the Revolutionary War

[Achilleaze]

2. "My family dodged that war, and all succeeding wars." - Dirty Donny* (R)

"Therefore, as ancestral heir of a truly ignoble chickenhawk republican lineage, I have the right in my own ego-corrupted mind to say all kinds of stupid shit about wars and America's loyal allies, since no one in my family (especially ME) has ever served any nation in any way. We've been too damn busy lying and grifting, and dodging the ceremonies to honor the Americans who actually served the nation, and who served with honor our nation's most profound friends and allies like France. Consequently, everyone should shut up and pretend that I am a republican war genius and that they love me." - Dirty Donny* (R)

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[shraby]

3. Many people in Europe speak more than one language. Doesn't he know that?

[OnDoutside]

4. Actually getting to a point of a Euro Army will take a long time, it's been talked about for decades

but what will hasten its introduction is what Trump is doing. As an EU citizen, what is the biggest requirement is an EU Coastguard, and I would vote for that today.