Macron on 'special' relationship with Trump: 'We are both mavericks'

The Hill ^ | 04/22/18 | Julia Manchester

[yesthatjallen]

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French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview on Sunday described his "special" relationship with President Trump, saying they are both "mavericks."

"We have this very special relationship because the both of us are probably the mavericks of the system," Macron told Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday."

"I think President Trump's election was unexpected in your country, and probably my election was unexpected in my country. We are not part of the classical political system," he added.

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[yesthatjallen]

I'm shocked The Hill went with this headline.

Surely they could have found something in the interview they could spin to make it look like Macron was distancing himself or questioning Trumps' ability to be president.

[pepsionice]

Go back to 2016 in France and look who funded the whole start-up campaign of Macron from scratch. Lot of business fronts. Unions have woke up in past couple of months....all peeved because Macron is making Trump-like decisions. By the end of the year....compare change accomplished by Macron with their booming economy at that point.

[capydick]

Surely they could have found something in the interview they could spin to make it look like Macron was distancing himself or questioning Trumps' ability to be president

Wallass sure tried his best to do that

[lee martell]

Merci Beau-coup, Monsieur Macron, but must you use that term
“Mavericks”? That term has been tainted forevermore by a certain senator from Arizona.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks yesthatjallen.

[Crucial]

I read the title as “Moron” instead of Macron.

[epluribus_2]

We don’t say his name

[pepsi_junkie]

This is very interesting. I’ve note that Macron has been alone amongst his European peers at welcoming Trump and treating him with dignity. I had assumed it was just that he was a bit more mature and knew that like it or not, trump is POTUS. And so he was being diplomatic.

These statements imply there is more to it. I still don’t think the two are kindred spirits politically but they seem to respect each other which is not than can be said of May or Merkel.