US wants France to be 'fair': Trump
US President Donald Trump has hit back at his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, suggesting France has not been paying a “fair" share of the costs of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO).
"We want to help Europe but it has to be fair. Right now, the burden sharing has been largely on the United States,” Trump said on Saturday hours after he slammed Macron for what he described as “very insulting” comments.
"President Macron of France has just suggested that Europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the US, China and Russia," Trump wrote in a tweet just as he landed in France. "Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the US subsidizes greatly!"
President Macron of France has just suggested that Europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the U.S., China and Russia. Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the U.S. subsidizes greatly!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2018
France has already agreed to pay a larger share of the costs of maintaining NATO.
Macron said in an interview with Europe 1 radio on Monday that Europe needed a “European army” to protect the continent against the threats posed by China, Russia and even the United States of America.
His remarks came after Trump confirmed late last month that his administration planned to abandon the landmark Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Russia.
Macron, in the interview with Europe 1, said Washington’s withdrawal from the INF Treaty would pose a threat to “Europe and its security.”
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