Macron fires back at Trump over marriage quip, NATO threats
Corroborated by 6 sources from 6 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to theguardian.com, emmanuel Macron has said Donald Trump’s comments about his marriage were “neither elegant nor up to standard” after the US president put on an accent and mocked his French counterpart and his wife during a private lunch in Washington.
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/macron-criticises-trump-after-comments-about-his-marriage
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c70dxqp0q2do?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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BBC News (World)
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Forbes Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/04/02/macron-responds-to-trumps-attack-on-his-marriage-as-iran-war-feud-deepens
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevk0e4ykwko?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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BBC News
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BBC News (World)
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BBC News (World)
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/you-have-to-be-serious-macron-criticises-trumps-mixed-messages-about-nato-and-iran
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The Hill International
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5813477-macron-responds-trump-nato-comments
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The New York Times (World)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/world/middleeast/macron-trump-nato.html
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Bloomberg Politics
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-03/macron-criticizes-trump-and-calls-on-allies-to-unite-against-us