Macron has a bad case of Trumpitis
The French president's drop in approval ratings after his charm offensive towards his US counterpart is a lesson for Ireland, writes Ray Bassett
The over-the-top reception given by the new boy on the block, President Emmanuel Macron, to Donald Trump must have shocked the pro-EU liberal establishment in Ireland. There had been much relief in those quarters when Macron managed to sneak through a crowded field of EU sceptics in the French election and claim a surprise victory. He was the only candidate openly supportive of the “more Europe” concept. Here was the poster boy of ...
