French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday expressed admiration for King Charles’s response to US President Donald Trump’s comments that if it were not for the US, European countries would be speaking German.
“That would be great!” Macron said, sharing a video of the British monarch’s comments on X.
Addressing Donald Trump at the White House, King Charles said, “You recently remarked, Mr. President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German. Might I dare say that if it were not for us, you would be speaking French?”
The video shared by the French President has been viewed more than a million times within hours of being posted.
King Charles’s comments elicited laughter from the room full of Trump aides and administration officials. Even President Trump couldn’t help but laugh.
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