President Emmanuel Macron SLAMS Trump’s “unacceptable and even stupid” remarks about the French riots being caused by immigration and Islam.
“We have people who explained that we have been invaded by hordes of migrants and Islamists, which is totally false,” Macron said in Qatar. “For me, there is no visible foreign interference in the events that took place. On the other hand, there was foreign manipulation of information which led to unacceptable and even stupid comments by many, including foreign leaders.”
When the reporters asked directly if he was referring to the American President, Macron didn’t back down.
“Among others, but he is part of it,” he said. “You know, at times like this you see who loves France and who does not. All the people, it has to be said, all the people who are running down our country right now are people who don’t love our country. So these people get on my nerves.”
Earlier this week, Trump snapped at a reporter for asking him about Macron’s claim that the protests are driven at least partially by the affordability crisis and rising fuel costs caused by the Iran War. While the civil unrest originally ignited over worsening conditions and inadequate funding inside the French educational system, it has since expanded to include a litany of complaints. The Iran War has supercharged every country’s internal problems.
“You’re making a big mistake in France!” Trump said, refusing to accept responsibility. “You’re letting everybody from the world come in. The whole world was coming in. And you know, as you know, Paris is gonna be a Muslim city very soon. And that wasn’t the deal. That wasn’t the deal.”
“I told Emmanuel, you should close up your borders and let’s see I’ve known him for probably eight or nine years. I told him as soon as I met him, I said you’re making a big mistake,” he added.
This is a classic example of a hammer (in this case a very stupid, very ignorant hammer) seeing every problem as a nail. Trump doesn’t understand France and has no interest in learning the intricacies behind the current crisis. Instead, he sees it as an opportunity to engage in his usual Islamophobia and xenophobia. Thankfully, Emmanuel Macron is done listening to his endless stream of BS.
We need more foreign leaders to call a spade a spade!