French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a public criticism of President Donald Trump’s recent trade threats and diplomatic tactics at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. Macron came out against what he called bullying, making it clear where Europe stands in the growing trade war.
According to HuffPost, the French leader stated firmly, “We do prefer respect to bullies.” He continued, “And we do prefer rule of law to brutality.” Macron called Washington’s “endless accumulation” of new tariffs “fundamentally unacceptable,” especially when they are used as leverage against territorial sovereignty.
