Trump and Macron Bromance Now Over! Slighted Frenchman Resorts to Snark and Passive Aggression

The first group of the caravan of thousands of migrants from Central America moving towards the USA has reached the American border.

The first group of the caravan of thousands of migrants from Central America moving towards the USA has reached the American border. About 360 people are now in the Mexican city of Iguana. Journalists from all over the country are headed there now in order to find out firsthand of whether the White House take the strictest measures against the civilians. The front pages of the European newspapers have other appeals: don't make up with Donald Trump.

The first to defend their president was the French, and then the Germans and the British joined in. The US President's Paris voyage resulted in a huge European-Atlantic scandal. The Le Figaro called for France to take advantage of Trump's excesses in order to withdraw from impractical treaties and to break free from Washington's pressure, at least in international politics.

 

Alexander Khristenko found the White House's answer.

The "bromance", as they have been recently calling the warm relations between Trump and Macron, has quickly turned into a performance. The leaders of the US and France are making public travesties on each other, more and more insulting each time. Who will prevail? The world closely watches the scuffle.

Donald Trump: "You know what I am? I'm a nationalist, okay? A nationalist".

Emmanuel Macron: "France's stance in these dark times is completely opposite to the selfishness of people, pursuing their own interests. Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism".

In response, Trump hit the weakest spot: the ratings.

Donald Trump: "The problem is that Macron suffers from a very low approval rating in France: 26%. The unemployment rate is almost 10%. He was just trying to get onto another subject. By the way, there is no country more nationalist than France: very proud people and rightfully so... make France great again!"

Another wedge into the relationship was driven by Macron. He pushed the idea of creating a European Army.

"Emmanuel Macron suggests building its own army to protect Europe against the US, China, and Russia. 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 US came along. Pay for NATO or not!"

Meanwhile, French winemakers may pay for the conflict. Trump is thinking of raising import duties on wine. American producers will profit, including the US President himself; he owns the largest vineyards in Virginia. The enterprise, managed by Trump's son, Eric Trump, produces 3,000 bottles per year. The like-minded channel of Fox News rallied to president's defense.

Steve Hilton, Fox News host: "Macron's attacks on President Trump are quite indicative. They uncovered the appalling arrogance of the ruling class: the globalists, who consider ignoring democracy as their moral duty, and to rule the world instead, will adopt any measures to ease the life for the kinless, heartless global corporations, whose slaves are Macron and his Davos elite gang. And they dare to lecture President Trump?"

It's best to take it easy with the Trump couple now. The First Lady suddenly kicked out a high-ranking White House official, Mira Ricardel.

"The First Lady's office's position is that Mira Ricardel no longer deserves the honor of working in the White House".

It's an unprecedented case for Washington: the East Wing, where the President and his wife live, so actively influencing the West Wing, where he works. Mira Ricardel, like her boss John Bolton, pursues a quite tough policy regarding the countries which don't agree with the US. Maybe she was as tough while fighting for the seat, probably the one next to the window, on-board the First Lady's plane, during her tour in Africa. And that was the last straw.

Alexander Khristenko, Nikolay Koskin, Vesti, Washington, USA.