President Donald Trump launched a scathing new broadside Tuesday against a onetime friend, French President Emmanuel Macron, who, after denouncing nationalism in a speech this weekend, appears to have been relegated to a long list of Trump's global adversaries.
Trump's messages, which began before
dawn, came a day after he returned from a peculiar and controversy-laden trip to Paris. The President appeared out of sorts with the dozens of world leaders gathered in the French capital for an armistice centenary ceremony. A canceled event at an American cemetery because of rain marred the visit.
During his speech at the armistice ceremony on Sunday, held in rain underneath the Arc de Triomphe, Macron issued a rebuke against nationalism, saying it was the opposite of patriotism. It was viewed widely as a reprimand of Trump, who proudly embraces the "nationalist" title.
Trump, who some advisers described as sullen during the 44-hour trip, did not respond immediately to Macron's remarks. Listening to the speech through an earpiece, he remained stone-faced. But on Tuesday, his enmity spilled out.
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