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.
As much as I despise Macron, that was pretty nice to see. Can’t wait for the flood of nonsense from Trump about it.
Isn’t Macron the one that matched Trump’s ridiculous handshake in the first term?
Oh, I just searched and apparently they did the same handshake battle yesterday lol
That was Trudeau
Edit: I was mistaken. Though he has had his own Trump handshake showdowns
Holy shit the quote from Trudeau in that video aged poorly: “Canada and the United States will forever be a model example of how to be good neighbours”