Arthur J. Villasanta – Fourth Estate Contributor
Washington, DC, United States (4E) – French president Emmanuel Macron used the U.S. Congress to ship a strong and painful rebuke of Donald Trump and his “policies,” and acquired a standing ovation from Democrats and Republicans for his daring assault on the U.S. president.
Macron’s fiery speech earlier than the joint homes of the U.S. Congress denounced damaging Trumpian nationalism and isolationism; Trump’s misguided America First agenda; Trump’s assault on free commerce; his denial of local weather change and his illogical opposition to the Iran nuclear deal signed by the U.S. and 5 members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.
Macron informed Congress that isolationism, withdrawal and nationalism “can be tempting to us as a temporary remedy to our fears. But closing the door to the world will not stop the evolution of the world. It will not douse but inflame the fears of our citizens.”
Macron did not finish his dismissal of isolationalism right here. “We will not let the rampaging work of extreme nationalism shake a world full of hopes for greater prosperity.” He famous the U.S. invented multilateralism however now wanted to reinvent it to construct a brand new 21st Century world order.
As for commerce, Macron stated that “commercial war is not the proper answer” since this may “destroy jobs and increase prices.” He additionally stated the U.S. “should negotiate through the World Trade Organization. We wrote these rules, we should follow them.”
Trump mistakenly believes commerce wars are good and are simply gained in defiance of historical past and information. He has punished U.S. allies similar to these in Europe with punishing new tariffs whereas claiming to be punishing China.
Macron stated France won’t ever abandon the prevailing nuclear take care of Tehran (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA) agreed upon by world powers when President Barack Obama was in workplace however which Trump reviles as a “terrible” deal.
“This agreement may not address all concerns, and very important concerns. This is true. But we should not abandon it without having something more substantial instead.”
Macron did not let Iran off the hook saying this nation “shall never possess any nuclear weapons. Not now. Not in five years. Not in 10 years. Never!”
Macron, a believer in local weather change in contrast to Trump, stated that by “polluting the oceans, not mitigating CO2 emissions and destroying biodiversity we are killing our planet. Let us face it, there is no Planet B”.
Senior House Democrat Adam Schiff stated Macron had supplied “more of a direct contradiction of the president than I was expecting. There were more than a few uncomfortable moments on the (Republican) side of the aisle.”
Republican Senator Jeff Flake stated the speech was “very contrary to Trumpism, very much contrary to an America First agenda.”
“It was refreshing to hear that from a French leader, and disappointing that we don’t hear it from an American leader,” stated Richard Haass, a former aide to each presidents Bush who now runs the Council on Foreign Relations. “The President of France is the de facto leader of the West.”
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