Well this is the end of NATO then, isn't it?
France has discussed with Denmark sending troops to Greenland in response to United States President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex the Danish territory, French Foreign Minister Jean-Nol Barrot said.
Asked about calls to send EU troops to Greenland, Barrot said in an interview with France's Sud Radio that France had "started discussing [troop deployment] with Denmark," but that it was not "Denmark's wish" to proceed with the idea.
Barrot's comments came as Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was in the middle of a lightning tour of European capitals to drum up support from allies in dealing with Trump.
The newly inaugurated U.S. president has become increasingly focused on claiming the huge Arctic island, and has pointedly not ruled out using military force or economic coercion to take it from Denmark later in the day.
Frederiksen was in Berlin and Paris Tuesday morning to speak with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, respectively, and is set to meet NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels.
"If Denmark calls for help, France will be there," he said. "The European borders are sovereign whether it's north, south, east and west ... nobody can allow themselves to mess around with our borders."
Barrot also said that during a European Union foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels on Monday, his counterparts had expressed their "very strong support" for Copenhagen and "were ready to consider [sending troops]" if needed.
The French foreign minister, however, said he did not believe the U.S. would invade Greenland. "It won't happen, people don't invade EU territories," he said.
Okay, you convinced me-- now I want to invade Greenland.
Macron gave an interview with an "influencer," hoping to ingratiate himself with the Yutes.
Macron's TikTok disaster: Bid to look cool backfires after president chats with 'influencer' who calls him a 'dwarf married to his teacher' who 'runs a country the size of a potato'
Emmanuel Macron's attempt to look cool online backfired after he was spotted chatting to an influencer who previously called him a dwarf who is married to his teacher.
In a clip that is making its rounds on social media, the French President is seen chatting to a content creator known as S4iintt on TikTok.
In the video, the man can be heard complaining that he had been fined �75 at a motorway toll booth for using his phone to pay at the terminal.
Facing his camera, he recounted his experience a few days earlier near Tours where he had three points taken off his driving licence because he had violated highway code which forbids holding your phone in your hand at toll booths or red lights.
The video, viewed hundreds of thousands of times, gained so much attention that it eventually reached the ears of Macron, who took the time to respond to it on TikTok, in a short video taken in selfie mode.
'I think that by 2025, you should be able to pay tolls using your phone,' Macron said coolly.
'I've passed the file on to the interior minister and we're going to sort it out collectively. Thank you for the alert.'
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has since confirmed that he has received the order and intends to respond positively to the president's request.
But little did Macron know, the social media personality also once dubbed him a 'dwarf married to his French teacher' at the helm of a 'country the size of a potato crisp', among other insults.
The spectacle drew sharp criticism from commentators.
One radio host quipped: 'By offering a presidential platform to the first imbecile who comes along, Macron undermines the credibility of France.'
Others accused him of prioritising social media stunts over pressing economic and political challenges.
President Macron's decision to collaborate with the content creator was intended to bridge the gap between the political elite and the younger generation.
However, the choice of platform and influencer has been met with skepticism and ridicule, and the initiative, aimed at connecting with younger voters, has spectacularly backfired, leading to a significant decline in his approval ratings.
Critics argue that the move appears insincere and highlights a disconnect between the president and the public.
Oh, apparently the European press is hiding something about this influencer.
Big shock.
Turns out he's Islamic, and he didn't just call France a "country the size of a potato." He mockingly added, "...and which is going to come to change Islam?"
In other words, he's defying this GILF-marrying dwarf to come get some from his Islamist, terrorist pals.
It's time to pivot away from Europe. It's lost. It's gone.
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