In an interview with the Fox News channel, the former American president reacted to the visit of the French head of state to Beijing.
Crude words from the former US president. Donald Trump has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of “ass licking” of his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, after his visit to Beijing. “Macron, who is a friend, is with China licking his ass”, he said Tuesday, April 11 during an interview with the Fox News channel, alluding to the Chinese leader.
Trump slams Macron for giving China soft greenlight to invade Taiwan: “Macron, who’s a friend of mine, is over with China kissing [Xi Jinping’s] ass in China.” pic.twitter.com/mddP4bYHZ4
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 12, 2023
Emmanuel Macron is under fire after his remarks calling on the European Union not to be “follower” of America or China on the question of Taiwan, pronounced after his stay in Asia. Donald Trump accused the administration of his successor, Joe Biden, of having considerably weakened the leadership of the United States on the international scene, to the point of losing the support of its traditional allies.
“You have this crazy world, exploding everywhere, and the United States has absolutely no say in it”said Donald Trump. “I thought, ‘Okay! France is going to China now!'”, says the billionaire. The American administration had sought Monday to play down the controversy, considering that the United States maintained a “great bilateral relationship” with France.
🇪🇺🇺🇸 “Fortunately Europe has the right to have its own positions”@olivierveran reacts to the remarks of Donald Trump who, on Fox News, accused Emmanuel Macron of “licking the ass of China”. #4V #Taiwan pic.twitter.com/9pATakX2j4
— Telematin (@telematin) April 12, 2023
“Fortunately, Europe has the right to have its own positions”, reacted Wednesday morning the spokesman of the government, Olivier Véran, on France 2, after the declarations of Donald Trump. Faced with the outcry, the Elysée for its part defended the position of the French president, believing that Europe “must be able to make his singular voice heard”.