US EditionTrump says 'we've had a lot of problems' with France
- On Nov 10, US President Donald Trump took a sudden swipe at France during a Fox News interview, shifting from China to French taxation and saying the US gets taxed unfairly on its technology.
- The relationship between Trump and Emmanuel Macron has been publicly cordial but sometimes tetchy, with Trump opposing Macron's recognition of a Palestinian state and climate policy, and Macron calling Trump in September about being blocked in New York.
- Prompted by a Fox News exchange on Chinese student enrolment, Trump abruptly questioned whether the French were better and raised intellectual property concerns during the interview with Laura Ingraham.
- The dispute arrives amid Donald Trump, US President's public, hands-on rapport with Emmanuel Macron, French President, and his demands for higher European defence spending through Nato, supporting Ukraine.
- Beyond the France comments, Donald Trump has taken positions on tariffs and on admitting 600,000 Chinese students, warning of 'substantial' tariffs on countries with 'discriminatory' digital taxes.
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The U.S. president believes that France "is no better" than China. In an interview with Fox News journalist Laura Ingraham, Donald...
US President Donald Trump unexpectedly attacked France in an interview with US broadcaster Fox News on Monday, saying that "we have a lot of problems with the French."
During an interview broadcast on November 10 on the American channel Fox News, Donald Trump was asked about the reception of foreign students in the United States. During this exchange, he took the opportunity to scratch France, saying that "the French are no better than the Chinese and accusing Paris of imposing "unfair" taxes on American companies.Ingraham: "They are not the French. They are the Chinese. They are spy on us. They are our intell…
In an interview with Fox News, Donald Trump criticized France's tax measures and its "unfair taxes on technology"
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