France says Trump should have shown 'decency' on Paris attacks anniversary

Trump posted tweets which indicated strained relations between the American president and European allies


Reuters November 14, 2018
US President Donald Trump visits the Suresnes American Cemetery as part of the Paris commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War, France. PHOTO REUTERS

PARIS: US President Donald Trump, who attacked his French counterpart in a series of tweets on Tuesday, should have shown “common decency” instead since the country was mourning the anniversary of deadly attacks in Paris, a French government spokesperson said.

In five posts sent on the same day France marked the anniversary of the 2015 attacks that killed 130 people, Trump blasted the key US ally over its near defeat to Germany in two world wars, its wine industry and President Emmanuel Macron’s approval ratings.

When asked on Wednesday about the US leader’s Twitter posts, French government spokesperson Benjamin Griveaux was critical.

“Yesterday was November 13, we were marking the murder of 130 of our people,” Griveaux said. “So I’ll reply in English: ‘common decency’ would have been appropriate.”

Trump posted the tweets after returning to Washington from a weekend in Paris to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One where strained relations between the American president and European allies were on full display.

On Tuesday, he rejected Macron’s warnings against the threat of nationalism, made during an emotional ceremony in the French capital on Sunday attended by scores of world leaders.

Trump, who has promoted an “America First” policy, pointed to Macron’s recent comments about Europe’s need to protect itself, tweeting “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!”

COMMENTS (4)

bogus | 5 years ago | Reply Paris attack anniversary is something that few outside of France know of. Perhaps the better question is why Macron took cheap shots at USA during the 100 year anniversary of WW. USA lost over 300,000 of it's soldiers defending France and I suppose "cheap shots" have nothing to do with "decency".
Blue Whale | 5 years ago | Reply I am surprised that there are people who take DT seriously . Hes prone to blabbering .
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