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Taylor Odisho

Trump Shrugs After French President Fact Checks Him About Europe 'Loaning' Money to Ukraine: 'To Be Frank, We Paid'

French President Macron corrected Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House on Monday. (Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

French President Emmanuel Macron corrected U.S. counterpart Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House on Monday after the U.S. president claimed Europe "loaned" money to Ukraine.

"Just so you understand Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine," Trump claimed during a press conference in the Oval Office. "They get their money back."

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