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UNBELIEVABLE: The week macron s grand diplomatic project floundered - The Untold Story

Amid domestic protests, Emmanuel Macron is also facing criticism after his visit to Xi Jinping from figures abroad, including Donald Trump © FT montage: Getty Images/Reuters/AP

The low point in a dire week for President Emmanuel Macron came during a press conference on Wednesday when a reporter confronted him with a jibe from an old adversary: Donald Trump.

The former US president, who alternately embraced and clashed with his French counterpart, had taken issue with Macron’s state visit to Beijing earlier this month. “Macron, who’s a friend of mine, is over with China kissing [Xi’s] ass,” Trump told Fox News.

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