'Be serious': Macron criticises Trump and says opening strait of Hormuz by force 'unrealistic'

[Eugene]

‘Be serious’: Macron criticises Trump and says opening strait of Hormuz by force ‘unrealistic’ – Middle East crisis live (The Guardian)

French president defends Nato after Trump threatened withdrawal, and says strait could only be secured in coordination with Iran after a ceasefire
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Macron criticises Trump, says 'unrealistic' to reopen strait of Hormuz by force
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has hit out at Donald Trump, saying he was undermining Nato by creating “daily doubt about his commitment” to the alliance.

The US president, in interviews to various media yesterday, made disparaging comments about Nato, calling it a “paper tiger” and threatening to pull the US out of it. Trump has been especially critical of the alliance for refusing to heed his demands to secure the strait of Hormuz by force, provoking the ire of European leaders.

Macron warned that Trump’s comments questioning the US commitment to the alliance “erode its very substance” as he urged leaders to “be serious”.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/02/middle-east-crisis-live-trump-prime-time-address-white-house-iran-war-israel-strait-hormuz?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-69ce4cdd8f08764b987c8a73#block-69ce4cdd8f08764b987c8a73

[Johonny]

1. Given this is all obvious

Why doesn't out media say this? Instead they pretend Trump is making sense.

[travelingthrulife]

2. Because the media is all run by criminals who fear jail if they are outed.

[walkingman]

3. I wish we had a serious POTUS - instead a babbling fool.