Macron appreciates King Charles III's joke about Trump's words
French President Emmanuel Macron positively appreciated a joke by British King Charles III during a gala dinner on a visit to the United States.
Charles III, at the dinner, recalled the words of U.S. President Donald Trump, who in January stated that if it weren’t for the Americans, Europeans would all be speaking German and, perhaps, a little Japanese.
“You recently noted, Mr. President, that if it weren’t for the United States, European countries would be speaking German. I dare say that if it weren’t for us, you would be speaking French,” Charles III declared.
Macron wrote: “That would be chic.”
In the 17th and 18th centuries, France and Great Britain fought for control over the territory of the present-day United States: France controlled the vast lands of Louisiana and the Great Lakes (modern Midwest), while Britain held the Atlantic coast. The culmination of this rivalry was the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763), during which Britain defeated France and, under the Treaty of Paris of 1763, annexed French territories east of the Mississippi, including Canada, effectively displacing the French language and influence from the future territory of the United States.
Source: RBC
