Trump jabs Macron: You’d be speaking German if it wasn’t for US

Published November 13, 2018 12:14pm ET



President Trump on Tuesday ridiculed French President Emmanuel Macron for wanting to build a European army, and claimed citizens of France would all be speaking German if it wasn’t for the U.S. in World War II.

Macron proposed the creation of a “true European army” to protect itself from the U.S., China, and Russia, ahead of Trump’s visit to Paris last week. Trump responded Friday by calling the suggestion “insulting.”

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