France’s Macron brutally fact checks Trump to his face
France’s Macron brutally fact checks Trump to his face
The exchange went instantly viral.
Summary
French President Emmanuel Macron publicly corrected Donald Trump in the Oval Office after Trump falsely claimed Europe was only "loaning" money to Ukraine.
Macron clarified that Europe provided 60% of Ukraine’s wartime aid as grants and guarantees, not loans. Trump smirked but did not contest the correction.
The exchange came as Trump softened his stance on Russia, including voting against a UN resolution for Russia’s withdrawal from Ukraine.
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Literally the most polite possible interaction by Macron.
Outrage farming media - "BRUTAL FACT CHECK"
Sadly it's more than most people have done, and that's including the media.
He didn't SLAM him, so I can't take the headline seriously
It is to the French. That’s a very typical slam.
How does it compare to BLASTING, though?
Turn the volume down, it’s going to hurt your ears.
Toss in slamming someone in a diplomatic meeting is done with a lot different language than on the street corner and yelling "In your face!"
Or in a classroom saying “boom! Got em!” After your classmate realized you’re the one who swapped chairs cause you had the one who had the chair that made fart noises.