Macron rebukes Trump's 'America First' policies and Trump's ...

**kudzu** · 11-11-2018, 08:22 AM

Macron rebukes Trump's 'America First' policies and Trump's ...

23 minutes ago · Macron Rebukes Trump's 'America First' Policies and Trump's Reaction Goes Viral 'Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is its betrayal,' Macron said to world leaders during the 100 years since WWI commemoration - with Trump in the audience

https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/m...cies-1.6638987

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"OLD DEMONS REAWAKENING"

"Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is its betrayal," Macron added, in an apparent rebuke of Trump's "America First" policies.

Trump stirred controversy in the U.S. by calling himself "nationalist," in a late-October campaign rally in Houston. Trump, while defending the term and his "America First" nationalism denied he was speaking in code as a "white nationalist" - adding he was primarily speaking in economic terms.

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Quick snapshots of President Trump’s reaction as President Macron wrapped his armistice speech, strongly rebuking nationalism and calling it “a betrayal of patriotism” pic.twitter.com/xwzM8UNnYH

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"Old demons are reawakening, ready to sow chaos and death," he said, warning of how ideology, religion and a disregard for facts could be exploited. "History sometimes threatens to repeat its tragic patterns, and undermine the legacy of peace we thought we had sealed with the blood of our ancestors."

Monica Alba, part of NBC News's White House team covering the event tweeted images of Trump's reactions during Macron's speech. Alba captioned photos of Trump grimacing with, "Quick snapshots of President Trump’s reaction as President Macron wrapped his armistice speech, strongly rebuking nationalism and calling it 'a betrayal of patriotism.'"

Alba's tweet quickly went viral and prompted reactions from all side. From CIA Director General Michael Hayden replied, "Yes. It was about YOU."

The commemoration is the centrepiece of global tributes to honour those who died during the 1914-18 war and to commemorate the signing of the Armistice that brought the fighting to an end at 11 a.m. on Nov 11, 1918.

In a glass canopy at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe, built by Emperor Napoleon in 1806, Trump, Merkel, Macron, Putin and the other leaders listened through earpieces as the French president spoke. Putin, who was last to arrive at the ceremony, gave Trump a brief thumbs up as he greeted them.

The commemoration included the reading by children of letters written by German, French and British soldiers during the war, a recital by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and a moving performance of Maurice Ravel's Bolero.

As Trump's convoy made its way up the Champs Elysees, a bare-breasted protester from the Femen radical feminist group ran towards his motorcade, coming within a few metres before being apprehended by police. Photographs appeared to show that she had the words "fake peacemaker" scrawled across her body.

In a rare public display of emotion by the leaders of two world powers, Macron and Merkel held hands on Saturday during a poignant ceremony in the Compiegne Forest, north of Paris, where French and German delegations signed the Armistice that ended the war.

The conflict was one of the bloodiest in history, reshaping Europe's politics and demographics. Peace, however, was short-lived and two decades later Nazi Germany invaded its neighbours.

Macron spent the week in the build up to Sunday's ceremony touring towns and former battlfields along France's western front. He warned of the dangers of the resurgence of nationalism in Europe, saying it posed a threat to the continent - a theme he touched on again in his speech.

After the ceremony, leaders returned to the Elysee Palace for a lunch hosted by Macron and his wife Brigitte.

Later on Sunday, Macron will host the inaugural Paris Peace Forum, which seeks to promote a multilateral approach to security and governance and ultimately avoid the errors that led to the outbreak of World War One.

**kudzu** · 11-11-2018, 08:31 AM

World War I: Macron rebukes 'nationalism' at event attended ...

2 hours ago · French President Emmanuel Macron, who has criticized Trump's "America First" foreign policy, used his speech to decry excessive "nationalism" at the root of the First World War and succeeding ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...mp/1966474002/

**kudzu** · 11-11-2018, 08:32 AM

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PARIS – Bells tolled across France and Europe on Sunday, as President Donald Trump and other global leaders gathered to mourn the dead of World War I and heed the harsh lessons designed to prevent future conflict – perhaps including Trump-style nationalism.

French President Emmanuel Macron, who has criticized Trump's "America First" foreign policy, used his speech to decry excessive "nationalism" at the root of the First World War and succeeding conflicts.

"Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism," Macron told a gathering of world leaders that ranged from Russian President Vladimir Putin to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as Trump.

Speaking on the centennial of the armistice that ended World War I, Macron told fellow leaders they have a have a "huge responsibility" to defeat modern forces that threaten a "legacy of peace" from the two world wars of the past century.

"I know there are old demons coming back to the surface," the French president said. "They are ready to wreak chaos and death."

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It was not clear if Macron was referring to Trump, who did not speak but remained near the center of attention.

Trump said during a meeting with Macron Saturday that other countries need to share the burdens of mutual defense and free trade: "We want to help Europe but it has to be fair."

Before the ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, the bells at Notre Dame and other cathedrals in Paris as well as across the continent rang at the exact time the armistice took effect: the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, one hundred years ago.

The event itself ran a little late, as Macron and other leaders marched up the Champs Elysee toward the event site.