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De_Minimis 8h ago

French President Macron offers blunt advice publicly to US President Trump: “You have to be serious. When you want to be serious, you don't say the opposite every day of what you said the day before. And perhaps you shouldn't talk every day.” https://www.france24.com/en/macron-says-unrealistic-open-hormuz-strait-force-urges-trump-be-serious

Macron says 'unrealistic' to open Hormuz Strait by force, urges Trump to 'be serious'

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said it would be unrealistic to launch a military operation to force open the Strait of Hormuz after US President Donald Trump challenged allies to work towards reopening it. In unusually strong criticism, Macron accused Trump of constantly contradicting himself on the Iran war and of undermining faith in the NATO military alliance.

FRANCE 24

@newsguyusa
Finally someone is losing a bit of composure. 😒

Matti J.19h ago

@newsguyusa It's good that Europe is learning to call bullshit on the US. The next US president will be much more hostile towards Europe than Trump.

Tim Finnerty 19h ago

@mattijamsa @newsguyusa so WWIII?

Weltzeitgeist 17h ago

@TimFinnerty @mattijamsa @newsguyusa Historians will one day come to a conclusion when the World War 3 did begin. Some already argue that we're already in it without knowing what might come.

M Schommer 17h ago

@wackJackle
WW3 was the Cold one and ended in 1991 (surprisingly peaceful).

We're now amidst #4, and it looks like it's more of a global war of fascism against democracy & rule of law than a war of countries against countries.

@TimFinnerty @mattijamsa @newsguyusa

Weltzeitgeist 16h ago

@musevg @TimFinnerty @mattijamsa @newsguyusa That isn't my concept of a real World War. Or I would argue that we're already in WW4 since 1991. The US Empire is defending their unipolar moment as the only hegemon of the whole world vs. The World.

The time before WW1 can be compared to this time. Back then there were also a few empires building up. Now you have a dying hegemon and several middle to top nations which question the unipolar moment and strive for multipolarity.

Weltzeitgeist 16h ago

@musevg @TimFinnerty @mattijamsa @newsguyusa For me personally, WW3 is only really WW3 if China is All-in. In such a moment, all the other nations have to chose because China controls every economy on the world. Espacially from now on.

They have rare earth minerals, with Iran winning this war, oil won't ever be a problem again. All industries world wide are somewhat depended on the supply chaine out of China. And Oil/Gas.

Pieter Kuiper 🌍🇳🇱17h ago

@mattijamsa @newsguyusa Yes, because the probability that the next one is JD Vance is quite high.

Khleedril 16h ago

@mattijamsa @newsguyusa If that is JD Vance, then yes, but if a proper person gets elected they will try hard to make amends with Europe (and the rest of the world) if they have any sense.

Hibou Chachara 3h ago

@khleedril @mattijamsa @newsguyusa
That will likely not be the case, because the European Union was built after World War II on the principle of mutual growth based on trade, not on resentment toward other countries. And that is undoubtedly one of the reasons why it is so easy for others to disrespect us.

hiphopheaven 15h ago

@mattijamsa @newsguyusa they was forced to do so because iran hold all the cards

FurballsNHairballs 19h ago

@newsguyusa
Toddler Tantrum in 3....2....1

Stoneface Vimes 19h ago

@newsguyusa best if trump just didn't speak at all. Or act.

@newsguyusa It’s good that Macron is giving him that feedback publicly. Someone has to - certainly his staff of sycophants is not

Send the Runners 18h ago

Or, as Jacques Chirac would have put it, il a « manqué une bonne occasion de se taire ».

nag4wika 17h ago

@sendtherunners @newsguyusa :D

Drums_in_the_night_🌐🇪🇺🇩🇪18h ago

Hey, Merz (German Chanceler):

Tidy up your brown nose.

Salut, Merz (chancelier allemand) : Range ton nez brun.

Allons enfants de l'Europe!

JorisBohnsonPM🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸18h ago

Oh - how I wish we had a political leader who said it how it is

Jona 🐳17h ago

@newsguyusa
Freedom fries!

@newsguyusa That was just to put it quite nicely... Most french (and european) people are fed up with that vulgar moronic way of bragging bullshit round the clock.... Maybe you do not care much about the public image of your country, but trust me, this fat orange clown is sinking it everyday to yet unknown dephts.

Hot Dog Water, will not comply 17h ago

Is that, um, conviction? How many times did he say 'please'?

Ain't no leaders in this world anymore. Paper neckties.

Kierkethumbs up convincingly 17h ago

Doodles 17h ago

@newsguyusa
To our allies: tell this psychotic pile of shit to fuck off. You need to gather yourselves and prepare for the worst outcome.

Thee Mighty Peculia 🍄17h ago

@newsguyusa He would explode if he didn't release the toxic gasses.

EvoScale 16h ago

@newsguyusa But... did he say this on April's Fools?

May our June not be our lifetime of discontent.

TheNovemberFella ✊🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦☸️🛰️🚀16h ago

@newsguyusa 👍💯👍

Shamhatt 16h ago

@newsguyusa This tells you a lot about #PutinTheGoblin being an entitled bungling moron. Apart from getting his country in a right Ukrainian pickle now it is becoming clear that by installing the #OrangeImbecile in the #WhiteHouse he is but giving his true Enemy, Europe, the right motivation to unify and become a true world power unshackled from old dependencies.

mahadevank 15h ago

@newsguyusa excellent first step - next, demand that the US compensate for messing up a perfectly fine transport line for no reason at all

@newsguyusa
TrumperZ has no BRAIN how can he be serious?

Regendans 14h ago

Since January 2025 for the first time a foreign leader dares to personally criticize POTUS Trump and mainstream media writes about it, perhaps even on frontpages ? I'm shocked. I bet Mark Rutte and Donald Jr. Trump J. will be furious. 🫠

@newsguyusa
Might come as a surprise, but in Europe we don't watch Fox (Fake) News ...

grrl_aex 14h ago

Macron advises not-very-bright dog that it's silly to bark at leaves blowing in the wind.

John Griffith 14h ago

@kitkat_blue @newsguyusa

LOL

lovely_Natur+Kultur 14h ago

Can it get even more bizarre?
(fearing a "Yes, it can.").
@newsguyusa

Dusana Mykola 14h ago

@newsguyusa Macron’s remark cuts right to the heart of Trump’s often unpredictable rhetoric. It seems like he's calling for more consistency in leadership, something that’s hard to find when statements flip-flop daily. Macron might be suggesting that real seriousness in politics comes with a certain level of discipline and coherence. What do you think about that? Does a leader need to have a more measured approach, or is unpredictability sometimes a strength?

"Mediocre Bunny" Evelyn 13h ago

@newsguyusa
“Perhaps Trump shouldn’t talk every day.”
I need that on a tee shirt.

Jon Roach 13h ago

@newsguyusa sick burn.

Curioso 🍉 🇺🇦 (jgg)12h ago

Macron is being extremely cautious and polite saying this.

The way he has been mocked by Trump is absolutely intolerable.

And he is not the only one who is starting to calling Trump's bullshit; a chorus of European leaders calling Trump's bullshit is forming. And it is not only words, they are already putting brakes to Trump's war, and planning sanctions against Israel. Even far-right leaders (as Meloni) are getting onboard.

𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙 11h ago

Ooh, the burn.

Crispy Gnome Chomsky 8h ago

@newsguyusa Or ever. Again.

Rob Johnston 🍁7h ago

kramaker 6h ago

@newsguyusa You too have to be serious, Monsieur. Of course, you are entirely correct, but you're assuming a puerile narcissistic ass clown with both emotional and intellectual development arrested around age 4 is capable of being serious. And, yes, incipient dementia probably means his cognitive age is closer to 3 now.

@iveyline 5h ago

@newsguyusa Time more EU leaders stood up to Trump. There is nothing to be gained from aligning with an imbecile.

Sterling 5h ago

@newsguyusa
Absolutely correct.
Not that orange POS will heed the advice.
Macron can expect an immediate ad hominem attack. Here again, he knows that.

Just happy somebody is commenting on the emperor's lack of clothes.

Charlotte Sophia 15m ago

@newsguyusa yes honey you are right I think he should be more serious do you mind chatting with me on telegram let's talk more about it here is my telegram link https://t.me/Charlottesophiai

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