[By Guancha Observer Network, Shao Yun] On local time June 16th, US President Trump sternly denied French President Macron's statement, claiming that his early departure from the G7 summit had nothing to do with promoting a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
He also criticized Macron for being obsessed with seeking exposure and always "getting it wrong." Florian Philippot, chairman of the French right-wing party "The Patriots" and former member of the European Parliament, commented that this was an "utter humiliation" for Macron.
Trump made the above remarks in a post on his self-created social media platform, Truth Social. He wrote: "French President Emmanuel Macron incorrectly said that I left the G7 summit in Canada to return to Washington to promote a 'ceasefire' between Israel and Iran. Wrong! He doesn't know at all why I'm going to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a ceasefire."
"Whether intentional or unintentional, Emmanuel always gets it wrong." Trump emphasized that the purpose of his return to the United States was far more "significant" than a ceasefire and asked readers to "stay tuned."
Screenshot of Trump's post on Truth Social.
In response, the French Embassy in the United States has not yet made any comments. However, Florian Philippot, who once served as the vice president of the French far-right party National Front (now renamed National Rally), posted on social media X (formerly Twitter) on the 16th, commenting that Trump had "completely humiliated" Macron this time.
"Macron indeed likes to pretend to be smart, even if he knows nothing," the political rival of Macron wrote. "This time, he got a severe backlash!"
Philippot served as the vice president of the National Front from 2012 to 2017. Later, due to a dispute over the route with former chairman Le Pen, he left the party and founded the "Patriots" Party, but the party has no seats in the French parliament.
Screenshot of Philippot's post on X.
The Politico Europe edition believes that Trump's criticism of Macron is a blow to the EU's efforts to establish contact with the US president. The report points out that during the nearly ten-year relationship between Macron and Trump, which can be traced back to Trump's first term, Macron has always portrayed himself as a bridge between Europe and Trump.
The Politico Europe edition notes that Trump's post was released when he should have been on Air Force One leaving the G7 summit in Calgary, Canada, en route to Washington, D.C.
This year's G7 summit is scheduled to take place from the 15th to the 17th. Trump left a day ahead of schedule, just avoiding the meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy the next day. Previously, Trump criticized Zelenskyy for "manipulating" the US, saying that he had cost the US $350 billion to get involved in a war that couldn't be won and shouldn't have started in the first place.
About the reason why Trump hurriedly left after just finishing the dinner with other world leaders on the 16th, White House Press Secretary Letvit explained on the 16th that it was due to the "worsening situation in the Middle East." Macron stated at the G7 summit that Trump left early to mediate a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
"There were indeed proposals for meetings," Macron said, "The US guaranteed that they would strive to achieve a ceasefire, and since they could exert pressure on Israel, the situation might change."
However, from Trump's latest statement on the evening of the 16th, it seems that his anger was directed at Macron's statement about the "ceasefire" not matching his intentions. CBS reported locally on the morning of the 17th that Trump told accompanying White House reporters on Air Force One at midnight that what he sought was not a "ceasefire" but the "real end" of the Iranian nuclear issue, meaning that Iran would "completely abandon" nuclear weapons.
Trump said that he would go to the White House Situation Room in the morning to personally monitor the latest developments in the Middle East situation instead of relying on phone updates. When asked whether the US would intervene to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, Trump replied that he hoped "before we intervened, it (Iran's nuclear program) would already have been eliminated."
Since April this year, Iran and the US have held five rounds of nuclear negotiations under the mediation of Oman, but there has been no substantial breakthrough. The US hopes that Iran will completely terminate uranium enrichment projects that can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons, while Iran insists on retaining the project and demands the lifting of sanctions as a condition for making any concessions in its nuclear program. The sixth round of talks originally scheduled for the 15th was canceled due to Israel's raid on the 13th.
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi reiterated on the 15th that Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear facilities had "crossed the red line," and Iran's retaliation against Israel was "legitimate self-defense." He indicated that if Israel's aggression stopped, Iran's counterattack would naturally stop as well.
Reuters cited sources on the 16th that Iran had communicated with the Trump administration through Gulf countries, requesting the US to pressure Israel to immediately agree to a ceasefire. It is reported that Oman is drafting a ceasefire proposal aimed at restarting nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran. An Iranian source said that if Israel immediately ceased fire, Iran would show flexibility in nuclear negotiations.
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