And just like that Macron goes MAGA

[4th]

At least that's how I interpret this story.

Macron affirms Trump has ‘solid ally’ in France, urges realism from Ukraine over territory
AP via OC Register

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said his country was a “a solid ally” of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday as he outlined his vision for global diplomacy in 2025, while warning that France could lose the incoming U.S. leader’s respect by being “weak and defeatist.”

“Donald Trump knows that he has a solid ally in France, an ally he does not underestimate, one who believes in Europe and carries a lucid ambition for the transatlantic relationship,” Macron said in a New Year’s speech at the Élysée Palace, emphasizing France’s commitment to fostering cooperation while urging European nations to fortify their unity and resilience.

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[Lovie777]

1. No he has not.....

[Initech]

2. Elon needs a one-way trip to the Hague NOW.

[Jit423]

3. You are not wrong. What kind of spell has the Universe cast over earth?

We can't serve god and mammon and the devil. We have to choose.

[ananda]

14. I know. The whole world is turning right...

which is totally wrong.

[RussBLib]

4. more like political realism

I think a Trash in is order

https://russblib.blogspot.com

[LonePirate]

5. We need to accept that many European countries are dependent on the US economically and militarily.

They cannot be hostile to the US while Putin is still invading Ukraine with his eyes set on westward expansion.

I do not mean to insult anyone with this statement; but many European countries (and others) are going through a battered wife syndrome with Trump in office given how he cares more for Russia than he cares for our allies and western democracies.

[FirstLight]

8. we're ALL going through battered wife syndrome...for sure

..and the EU is having to walk a fuckin tightrope between the US and Russia

[no_hypocrisy]

6. OK, what do you think Trump

has on Macron? Video? Photos?

[Mossfern]

20. Nothing

It's just diplomacy.

[Deuxcents]

7. We are not going back to Freedom Fries 💩. France has had diplomatic ties with us since 1778

And we’ve survived many major disasters and crises and for them to offer their support is a sign of respect no matter who sits in the White House. We just gotta hope TSF doesn’t screw this relationship up, either.

[elleng]

18. And we may have been a major reason for the French Revolution. (Heard this yesterday.)

France owed huge sums AFTER their revolution, due largely to their spending FOR our Revolution.

[WarGamer]

9. Nothing surprising there

[newdeal2]

10. Everyone (especially those outside the US) has to make the best out of a bad situation

They know how Trump thinks and are working him accordingly to their benefit. Or at least to avoid his wrath. Maybe their flattery can successfully move him away from his worst instincts. Doubtful.

[Mike 03]

11. Of course he does. Macron does these back flips because he

has a need to be liked. But he would be so much more liked and respected if he had a spine and true convictions that he could stick to.

[rampartd]

13. trump and musk want le pen anyway

macron will eventually be swamped with the same propaganda tsunami that is breaking over us

[magicarpet]

12. Between Putin, trDUMP, and Eloon,...

DEMOCRACY on the world stage looks kind of weak right now. Ultra-conservatism (Fascism) is at the forefront and gaining recognition and acceptance. Propaganda and internal meddling in the ways of governance have paid off handsomely.

Here we are at the threshold of soft and hard Fascist takeover of our governmental processes.

This is the New World Order G.H.W. Bush tried to inform us of. His Dad Senator Prescott Bush was a devout Nazi/Fascist sympathizer. Prescott's mentor was George Herbert Walker a Wall Street investment banker - who led Hitler's off shore investments of European theater derived WW II plundering. George Herbert Walker eventually became Prescott Bush's father in law, after having married his daughter. Thus in honor of his mentor and father in law - Prescott named his son George Herbert Walker Bush. His wife's father's sir name melded into the naming of the son, George Herbert Walker Bush.

Fascism runs deep in the Bush family DNA. Just a hop, a skip, and a jump - Senator Prescott Bush's offspring were very instrumental in bringing us to the threshold of the New World Order - where Fascism will soon reign and become the common rule of the day.

[GoodRaisin]

15. Nope.

Don’t see anything MAGA in that statement.

[Sundance1220]

16. No, he has not

He's being a leader of his country.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

17. Macaron being realistic .

That's all .

[vanessa_ca]

19. They're the same difference.

Macron is simply a more intelligent version of Trump.

[JoseBalow]

23. No

[canetoad]

21. International diplomacy

Does not equate to going MAGA. Unrec.

[JoseBalow]

22. The word you're looking for is "pragmatic"

Macron knows who he is dealing with.