The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Leaders joked - Trump left summit | Israel today

2019-12-04T17:26:26.534Z


Europe


Boris Johnson, Justin Trudeau and French President Macaron were caught on camera joking at US President's expense • Trump canceled joint press conference

  • US President Donald Trump // Photo: AP

The NATO Alliance Summit in London ended a jarring chord: The US President canceled Wednesday's joint press conference with US leaders and returned to his country after leaders of Canada, Britain and France were documented as mocking him.

It is unclear whether the president's departure for the London summit is really related to the evidence that has been unveiled, but since then the US president has been able to call Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a "two-faced."

In a video of twenty-five seconds, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau are seen talking about the US president, but don't mention him by name, during a meeting at Buckingham Palace in London.

Trump v Macron: "Disgusting and insulting"

During the video, where the leaders are unaware they are being photographed, Macron says he was surprised that a press conference took forty-five minutes while the Canadian prime minister added that "the jaws of his staff fell when they heard what he said."

More on:

• North Korea implicitly threatens US: "Give you a special Christmas gift"

• "Netanyahu and Trump discuss Iran and regional issues"

• President Trump’s weird tweet

• The testimony that could complicate Trump

The Prime Minister of Canada was quick to explain, saying: "A lot of amazing heads of state from time to time will pay their staff. There is nothing special here." Johnson's office denied that the prime minister mocked President Trump.

For his part, Trump has attacked the Canadian prime minister, saying his country does not live up to its commitment to funding NATO spending. "The truth is that I publicly exposed him to the fact that his country does not pay two percent of NATO's spending as they promised. It is simply a fact. I understand why he is not happy, but that's the way it is."

"If France wants, she can retire from NATO alliance"

Those who expected yesterday's NATO alliance to start yesterday will be a show of unity and solidarity must have been disappointed after the first round of meetings between US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, there were fierce disagreements between the leaders.

The US president, for his part, accused the French and the other European allies of not carrying the financial burden required for the maintenance of the military alliance. Trump even said Macron's comments that NATO suffers from "brain death" are "very, very ugly." France is trying to break NATO policy, if it wants it, it can leave the organization. Nobody needs NATO anymore than France, these are very dangerous things to say. "

Trump turned to Macron and said: "You have very high unemployment in France. Your economy is not doing well at all. It's a very difficult statement to make, when your situation in France is so severe. You have to look at what's going on with the yellow vests. You can't turn around and make such belligerent statements. ".

Deceptive smiles, US President and President of France // Photo: Reuters

The French president remains indebted, saying he knows his statements about the Alliance's situation "have created a great reaction" but made it clear that he is behind them. Macron told Trump that the problem NATO is suffering from is unrelated to funding and that the alliance's tasks must be carefully considered.

A controversy has also surfaced between the two leaders regarding Turkey's conduct, the Alliance and holding one-third of the military force at the disposal of the NATO alliance. Macron attacked Turkish behavior in northeastern Turkey while Trump took a different approach. "Turkey couldn't be nicer. They are very helpful to us, very supportive, ”he said during the joint press conference with Macron.

Speaking about the US withdrawal from Syria, Trump said: "I really wanted to get our soldier out of there. But I really wanted to keep the oil." Who tried to mediate between the two was NATO Secretary General Janes Stoltenberg, who said: "I do not expect both sides to formulate a uniform relation to the Ankara issue, but we have always been able to unite around our joint mission."

Source: israelhayom

All news articles on 2019-12-04

You may like

News/Politics 2024-03-24T09:23:53.927Z
News/Politics 2024-04-15T17:22:29.466Z

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.