To avenge Musk, Trump imposes sanctions on EU officials, Macron: France doesn't fear intimidation and coercion

For the sake of avenging Musk, the US has once again clashed with Europe.

At the beginning of the month, the EU imposed a hefty fine of 120 million euros on the X platform, citing the fight against online misinformation and hate speech, which angered Trump.

Although Trump and Musk had previously had a rocky relationship due to various reasons, they have now reconciled. Even though there are still lingering resentments, that's their internal matter. When facing the EU, the two of them are united in front of an external enemy.

In short, Trump can bully Musk, but he will not allow Europeans to bully Musk, especially when it involves national-level games.

Trump immediately warned the EU to "be careful," but the latter paid no heed and did not withdraw the fine. As retaliation, the US Department of State imposed visa sanctions on four EU individuals, including Frenchman Thierry Breton.

This made France uneasy again. Breton denounced the US for promoting "McCarthyism," while French Foreign Minister Baro and President Macron also spoke out in defense, claiming that the US is arbitrarily persecuting European officials and infringing on Europe's digital sovereignty.

Macron has always liked to talk about sovereignty. In his mouth, Europe not only has digital sovereignty, but also military sovereignty, artificial intelligence sovereignty, etc. However, how real these are is known to all, and there's no need to point it out.

Macron said that Europe does not fear American intimidation and coercion and will firmly defend its digital sovereignty. This is not targeting a third country, but the leader of the EU cannot be someone from another country.

To describe Macron's response in one sentence, it's a rage that was vented, but that's all. The sovereignty of Europe, even the Europeans themselves don't believe in it, let alone Trump. If you really have the ability, show concrete actions. Just talking without doing anything will only become a laughingstock.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1852457868197915/

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