The French president has reportedly called British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “a clown” and said it was a shame to see such a great country, with which France could cooperate, led by a fool.
According to the weekly satirical newspaper Le Canard Enchaîné, French President Emmanuel Macron made some highly controversial and undiplomatic comments about British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a meeting in Zagreb in late November.
Le Canard Enchaîné claimed Wednesday that Macron said Johnson apologizes for the way he acts in public and his stance on the fishing licenses for French trawlers and the submarine deal that saw a French manufacturer lose a $ 40 contract. billion with Australia.
“In private, he tells me that he regrets having acted as he does, admitting that first of all he has to adapt to public opinion,” Macron said, adding that Johnson has apparently realized that Brexit is, in fact, a big mess. According to the magazine, Macron points to fuel shortages and empty shelves as evidence, although many people have dismissed Brexit as the cause of supply chain problems.
Macron apparently described his dealings with the prime minister as “a circus,” noting that they will speak in person and that everything is fine, but then he goes and does something “in an ungracious way.” The comment is apparently a reference to Johnson’s posting of a letter to Macron on November 25 outlining a plan to deal with the migration crisis a day after 27 died in a failed English Channel crossing.
Macron concluded that it is “very sad to see a great country, with which we could do many things, led by a clown. A clown or a proud fool? Or both?
Relations between the UK and France have deteriorated to their worst in decades amid disputes over Brexit, fisheries and the AUKUS submarine pact.
France reacted to Johnson’s publicized letter last week by withdrawing an invitation to Interior Minister Priti Patel, who was to meet with her French counterpart in Calais to discuss the migration crisis. The French measure was criticized for being counterproductive.
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