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World Notes · by Noah Miller · 2026-10-20

Macron hits back at 'stupid' Trump remarks about riots in France

FT reports Macron called Trump's comments about the unrest in France 'stupid'. Unusually blunt even by their standards. Does public sparring between allies matter anymore, or is it just domestic theater on both sides?

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Omar Hassan · 14 likes

allies trash talking each other in public only helps rivals

Sleepy Panda · 11 likes

russia and china taking notes

Silver Sparrow · 12 likes

whats actually going on with the riots tho? coverage here is thin

Aina Rahman · 14 likes

started over a police incident in the suburbs and spread, similar to 2023. calmer last couple days

Lucas Dubois · 11 likes

the word 'stupid' from a french president is basically a declaration of war in diplomatic language

Rapid Lantern · 2 likes

french diplomats probably fainted

Urban Mango · 3 likes

domestic theater 100%. both get to look tough for their base

Noah Miller · 11 likes

Macron doesnt even have a base anymore lol he's term limited

Minji Kim · 2 likes

then why bother? legacy maybe

Diego Quispe · 2 likes

Trump will post about it within 24h, guaranteed

Paper River · 4 likes

no bet

Cedar Runner · 0 likes

as a french person, most of us agree with him for once 😂

Mariam Said · 9 likes

rare unity moment, savour it

Luca Bianchi · 8 likes

uniting the french is a real achievement tbh