Nationalism the enemy, says Macron
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It is already the most destructive fire in the state’s history, with more than 6400 homes and 260 commercial buildings destroyed in less than 24 hours. FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has used an Armistice Day speech to urge leaders to reject nationalism, in an apparent dig at US President Donald Trump’s American First strategy.
Mr Trump, who was present when Mr Macron made the comments at a gathering of 72 world leaders in Paris, did not react as the French President said “nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism”.
“By saying ‘our interests first and never mind the others’, you stamp out the most precious thing a nation can have . . . its moral values,” Mr Macron said.
Mr Trump did not respond to the comments when he made an appearance at an American war cemetery outside Paris several hours later.
The apparent sniping from Mr Macron came after the two leaders had a spat over his call for a European army to defend the continent from Russian aggression, which prompted a tweet from Mr Trump saying it was “very insulting’’, pointing out the US propped up NATO.
The pair had apparently made up before yesterday’s appearance but there were no obvious signs of cordiality.