US EditionAnger in France over Trump’s Macron dig that wife treats him ‘badly’
Macron called the comments neither elegant nor up to standard as French politicians condemned Trump’s personal jab and his criticism of NATO over Iran.
- On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron rebuked President Donald Trump for mocking his wife and France's Iran policy, dismissing the remarks as "neither elegant nor up to standard."
- At a White House lunch Wednesday, Trump joked that Brigitte Macron treated her husband "extremely badly" and criticized France for refusing to join U.S.-led military efforts in the Persian Gulf.
- Leading left-wing lawmaker Manuel Bompard called the comments "absolutely unacceptable," while French National Assembly president Yaël Braun-Pivet criticized Trump for laughing and "mocking others" during global crisis.
- Macron criticized the U.S. for acting without NATO allies, calling requests for military support "unrealistic" and warning that alliance commitments require consistency to maintain "stability, calm, and a return to peace."
- The deepening dispute marks a shift from the leaders' previously friendly relationship, as Macron warned that changing policy positions daily undermines credibility: "This is not a show.
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