Video: French slams US as ‘turning away’ from allies, ditching global rules
Abdullateef Fowewe
French President Emmanuel Macron, has criticised the United States on Thursday, portraying it as an established power “gradually turning away from some of its allies and freeing itself from international rules it was still promoting recently.”
@dailyeconomy8 Video: French slams US as ‘turning away’ from allies, ditching global rules French President Emmanuel Macron, has criticised the United States on Thursday, portraying it as an established power “gradually turning away from some of its allies and freeing itself from international rules it was still promoting recently.” Speaking during his annual foreign policy address in Paris on Thursday, Macron directly referenced recent moves by the Trump administration, including the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and threats to annex Greenland. He framed these actions as a revival of Monroe Doctrine-style dominance over the Western Hemisphere, signaling growing US unilateralism. “The United States is an established power, but it is gradually turning away from some of its allies and is freeing itself from international rules it was still promoting recently, whether it concerns trade or certain security elements,” Macron stated in the address, as captured in a widely shared video clip. The remarks underscore deepening frictions between the US and EU, particularly over NATO commitments and adherence to global norms on trade and security. Macron used the platform to push for greater “European strategic independence,” urging the continent to reduce reliance on Washington amid perceptions of American retrenchment. European leaders have echoed similar concerns in recent months, with debates intensifying over transatlantic ties following Trump’s return to the White House.
Video: French slams US as ‘turning away’ from allies, ditching global rules
Speaking during his annual foreign policy address in Paris on Thursday, Macron directly referenced recent moves by the Trump administration, including the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and threats to annex Greenland.
He framed these actions as a revival of Monroe Doctrine-style dominance over the Western Hemisphere, signaling growing US unilateralism.
“The United States is an established power, but it is gradually turning away from some of its allies and is freeing itself from international rules it was still promoting recently, whether it concerns trade or certain security elements,” Macron stated in the address, as captured in a widely shared video clip.
The remarks underscore deepening frictions between the US and EU, particularly over NATO commitments and adherence to global norms on trade and security.
Macron used the platform to push for greater “European strategic independence,” urging the continent to reduce reliance on Washington amid perceptions of American retrenchment.
European leaders have echoed similar concerns in recent months, with debates intensifying over transatlantic ties following Trump’s return to the White House.
