Trump jabs Macron: You'd be speaking German if it wasn't for US
by Caitlin Yilek
| November 13, 2018 07:14 AM
President Trump on Tuesday ridiculed French President Emmanuel Macron for wanting to build a European army, and claimed citizens of France would all be speaking German if it wasn’t for the U.S. in World War II.
Macron proposed the creation of a “true European army†to protect itself from the U.S., China, and Russia, ahead of Trump’s visit to Paris last week. Trump responded Friday by calling the suggestion “ insulting.â€
He followed up In a tweet Tuesday, saying France should be more worried about Germany, based on World War I and World War II.
“They were starting to learn German in Paris before the U.S. came along,†Trump wrote. “Pay for NATO or not!â€
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