TRUMP RIPS INTO MACRON OVER EUROPE’S DEFENCE

Nursing grievances from a weekend visit to France, President Donald Trump lit into French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday over his suggestion for a European defence force.

“Macron suggests building its own army to protect Europe against the U.S., China and Russia,” Trump tweeted. “But it was Germany in World Wars One & Two — How did that work out for France? They were starting to learn German in Paris before the U.S. came along. Pay for NATO or not!”

In fact, Macron had said Europe needs to protect itself against cyberthreats. The French leader’s office said Trump had lumped together those remarks with a later statement on military defence.