Trump claims he ‘stopped wars with France’ in rambling speech to young conservatives
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} During a speech in Georgia on Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed he prevented “wars with France” while he was in the White House. The tree came from Belleau Woods in France, where US forces suffered more than 9,000 casualties during a First World War battle “We’re not a stupid country anymore, Emmanuel,” Trump claims he said. Macron fact-checks Trump mid-conversation for false claim on Isis fighters France’s agriculture minister called the comments “moronic.” By January of 2020, Macron said he and Trump had a “great discussion” about the trade situation, and France and the U.S. reportedly reached an agreement where France would suspend down payments on that year’s tax and Washington would hold off on its tariff threat. Elsewhere during the Duluth rally, Trump claimed Joe Biden had engaged in “election interference” by urging supporters to “lock up” Donald Trump “politically.” France is generally regarded as the United States’ oldest ally, whose military cooperation was a significant factor in defeating the British during the American War of Independence.
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