France on Saturday attempted to defuse a row sparked by President Emmanuel Macron’s comments about a European army which angered US President Donald Trump, suggesting his remarks had been misinterpreted.
Trump arrived in Paris for World War 1 commemorations on Friday night blasting what he termed “very insulting” remarks from Macron who had mentioned the US alongside China, Russia as national security threats earlier this week.
Macron’s office on Saturday acknowledged that his remarks “could create confusion” but stressed: “He never said we need a European army against the United States.”
Many news organisations, including AFP, quoted from the following remarks from Macron during his interview with Europe 1 radio on Tuesday.
“We are being hit by attempted break-ins in cyberspace and interventions elsewhere in our democratic lives,” Macron said….
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