Europe, appalled, watches as Trump becomes Putin’s poodle
Macron and other European leaders scramble as Trump sells out Ukraine.
By Lee Hockstader, Washington Post
It was a revealing moment in the Oval Office Monday when President Donald Trump was told that Europe would not be joining his coalition of the billing.
The message was delivered cordially but directly by French President Emmanuel Macron, who contradicted the U.S. president to his face.
That’s when Macron cut him off, placing a hand gently on Trump’s forearm. “No,” said the French president, who had already deployed ample flattery for “dear Donald.” “In fact, to be frank, we paid 60 percent of the total effort, and it was through — like the U.S. — loans, guarantees, grants.”


