Summary
French President Emmanuel Macron publicly corrected Donald Trump in the Oval Office after Trump falsely claimed Europe was only “loaning” money to Ukraine.
Macron clarified that Europe provided 60% of Ukraine’s wartime aid as grants and guarantees, not loans. Trump smirked but did not contest the correction.
The exchange came as Trump softened his stance on Russia, including voting against a UN resolution for Russia’s withdrawal from Ukraine.
Isn’t Macron the one that matched Trump’s ridiculous handshake in the first term?
Oh, I just searched and apparently they did the same handshake battle yesterday lol
That was Trudeau
Edit: I was mistaken. Though he has had his own Trump handshake showdowns
Holy shit the quote from Trudeau in that video aged poorly: “Canada and the United States will forever be a model example of how to be good neighbours”