Trump Takes Swipe at France: “We’ve Had a Lot of Problems”
US President Donald Trump, in a Fox News interview, took aim at France stating, “We’ve had a lot of problems with the French.” The comments came after Fox’s Laura Ingraham mentioned Chinese students in US universities, prompting Trump to compare them with the French, questioning if the French are “better.” Trump referenced France’s digital taxation policies, arguing the US is unfairly taxed by France on American technology companies. He has previously vowed “substantial” tariffs against countries enacting such “discriminatory” digital taxes. The comment also touched on Trump’s complicated, sometimes tense relationship with French President Emmanuel Macron. The two have had both public displays of camaraderie and disagreements, particularly over climate, Palestine, and European defense through NATO. Trump called for Europe, and specifically France, to increase defense spending via NATO and criticized France’s handling of Ukraine military support. The remarks come […]