Economics

Trump Begins Paris Visit With Attack on Emmanuel Macron

Says French leader’s call for European army ‘very insulting’
Global leaders commemorate anniversary of World War I’s end

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, Paris on Nov. 10.Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg

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By Justin Sink

November 9, 2018 at 9:21 PM UTC

Updated on

November 10, 2018 at 9:57 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump began a weekend visit to Paris with an attack on his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, for proposing Europe create its own continental military force.

Trump sent a tweet calling Macron’s proposal “very insulting” as the U.S. president’s plane landed Friday evening for celebrations with world leaders commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.