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Topics: Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Truth Social, Politics, World News, France
Niamh Shackleton
Topics: Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Truth Social, Politics, World News, France
Donald Trump has posted a screenshot of a private message he received from Emmanuel Macron that appeared to show the French president trying to keep the peace.
It's not uncommon for Trump to make private messages public; back in June he revealed details of a conversation he had with Mark Rutte, secretary general of NATO.
Now he's done it with Macron too amid world tensions caused by Trump's hopes of acquiring Greenland.
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There's been a lot of pushback from heads of state across the globe, especially those in NATO countries (something which Greenland is a part of).
In the way of the backlash, Trump has now threatened new tariffs on countries actively opposing his plans.
He warned last week: "I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that."
Trump has since threatened eye-watering 200 percent tariffs on French wine and champagne, seemingly in a bid to get Macron to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, Reuters reports.
Reportedly, Macron has already said he has no intentions of joining the board.
When a reporter pointed this out to Trump, the president replied with: "Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him because he will be out of office very soon."
"I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he'll join, but he doesn't have to join," he added.
Now, Trump has shared a private message received from Macron to Truth Social where the French president appears to be trying to keep the peace between them.
According to the screenshot, Macron wrote: "My friend, We are totally in line on Syria. We can do great things on Iran. I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.
"Let us try to build great things: 1) I can set up a G7 meeting after Davos in Paris on Thursday afternoon. I can invite the Ukrainians, the Danish, the Syrians and the Russians in the margins 2) Let us have a dinner together in Paris together on Thursday before you go back to the us. Emmanuel."
By Thursday, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, will be in full swing. Starting yesterday (January 19), the event sees world leaders come together to discuss global issues.
Trump will be attending the summit alongside the likes of Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.