Posted on 06/03/2017 11:22:52 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
French President Emmanuel Macron is offering refuge to American liberals upset at President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
In a video posted to Twitter, speaking in English, Macron said:
“I wish to tell the United States: France believes in you. The world believes in you. I know that you are a great nation. I know your history, our common history.”
“To all scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, responsible citizens who were disappointed by the decision of the president of the United States, I want to say that they will find in France a second homeland. I call them: Come and work here, with us, to work together on concrete solutions for our climate, our environment. I can assure you, France will not give up the fight.”
Macron also posted a picture to Twitter, with the words “Make Our Planet Great Again” on a green and blue background.
Macron is a 39-year-old liberal who worked in mergers and acquisitions for the Rothschild investment bank in Paris and as the economy minister to French Socialist Party President François Hollande before rebranding himself as an “outsider” last year and launching a campaign for president.
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He defeated populist National Front leader Marine Le Pen in May to become the youngest-ever president of France.
It may be because of his youth that Macron is not aware that the specter of a young Frenchman calling out the president of the United States, speaking English with a French accent, may invite more ridicule from Americans than gratitude.
"If you're wondering how to get into France, you can either be a Syrian [jihadi] or an American climate scientist," newspaper columnist and talk radio guest host Mark Steyn said on "The Rush Limbaugh Show" on Friday afternoon, before noting that France would likely require more paperwork from the American climate scientist than from the jihadi.
And as for President Trump himself, The Washington Post reported Friday that Trump's irritation with Macron's disrespecting him at their first meeting may have, in fact, helped seal his decision on withdrawal from the Paris accord.
It occurred in Brussels, Belgium, on May 26, when the new French president approached the line of world leaders, with Trump in the middle, but veered off to his right, ignoring Trump to shake German Chancellor Angela Merkel's hand first, and then the hand of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenburg, only to then finally come to Trump, who clasped Macron hand tightly and pulled the slender Macron toward him forcefully while shaking his hand vigorously, breaking out into a huge smile — not at Macron, but toward the cameras that he saw were pointed toward him.
At an earlier private meeting between Macron and Trump, the two had shaken hands, with both gripping tightly and grimacing for the cameras, in what some media organizations interpreted as an alpha male showdown.
In what was likely the best, or probably the most memorable, line from the president's energetic address from the Rose Garden on Thursday, in which he laid out a strong case for exiting the Paris agreement, he said: "I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris."
At least he can fetch mutter a mojito.
Eurofruit.
Maybe 30 years ago.
A start.
That would warm the cockles of the heart!
PS No, they can’t come back.
The French aren’t that crazy! Muslims yes but our “poor”? I don’t think so.
Hopefully, millions and millions of liberals in California, the West and East Coast will jump at this chance.
Those, who were promising to leave, when Trump became president and haven’t, here is a great opportunity.
7+ more years of Trump will only get worse on you.
Just leave your passports at our Air France Terminals.
PS to Jihadists here in America and planning to come, consider that France will love you. We will put you in jail or kill you!
Au Revoir!
Hopefully, millions and millions of liberals in California, the West and East Coast will jump at this chance.
Those, who were promising to leave, when Trump became president and haven’t, here is a great opportunity.
7+ more years of Trump will only get worse on you.
Just leave your passports at our Air France Terminals.
PS to Jihadists here in America and planning to come, consider that France will love you. We will put you in jail or kill you!
Au Revoir!
My ex moved home to Paris after 25 years in the US, took a 60% pay cut
Unfortunately, the stupid French leader and French people would be better off keeping the status quo of 6th Century barbarian heathens than with our 21st Century Satanist NWO communist barbarians.
A contribution to the Paris Climate Change Fund?
“I wish to tell the United States: France believes in you. The world believes in you. I know that you are a great nation. I know your history, our common history.”
I wish to tell the little boy president of the pissant little worthless country of France that he’s welcome to our leftist slugs and slime, who will fit in very well in your rancid cesspool of a country.
Good thing France is attached to other countries or it would tip over.
Imagine all the libs moving overseas. How different would America be?
75% of the laws would be gone.
No people on welfare. Ok, well maybe 5% (special cases)
Less people means less pollution.
Cows could fart again.
That's what I was thinking too. This must be a one way trip. No coming back except as a visitor because of no longer being a US citizen.
Let’s hope they all take him up on it.
Good, hope many will go.
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