President Donald Trump marked six weeks in office on Friday as his administration continued to aggressively implement his agenda at home and seek peace abroad.
This week, Trump turned his attention to the war in Ukraine, capping the week with an explosive on-camera shouting match in the Oval Office with the Ukrainian president.
Here are this week&#8217;s highlights.
Foreign Leaders
On Friday, Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. The visit was friendly until an Oval Office meeting devolved into an heated argument between Trump, Zelensky, and Vice President JD Vance in front of media cameras.
The back and forth began when Zelensky interrupted questions from the press to challenge Vance on diplomacy with Russia.
&#8220;During the war, everybody has problems, even you, but you have nice ocean and don&#8217;t feel now, but you will feel it in the future. God bless, you will not have war,&#8221; Zelensky told Vance.
&#8220;Don&#8217;t tell us what we&#8217;re going to feel. We&#8217;re trying to solve a problem,&#8221; Trump interrupted, adding, &#8220;you don&#8217;t have the cards right now&#8221; and accusing Zelensky of &#8220;gambling with the lives of millions of people.&#8221;
The exchange went on for several minutes with Trump reminding Zelensky that the United States has sent Ukraine vital and expensive military equipment.
&#8220;Have you said thank you once?&#8221; Vance asked.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve empowered you to be a tough guy,&#8221; Trump told Zelensky. &#8220;You&#8217;re either going to make a deal, or we&#8217;re out.&#8221;
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Afterward, a joint press conference was canceled, and Trump asked Zelensky to leave the White House. The two presidents had also planned to sign a deal where Ukraine would trade rare minerals for defense help from the United States, but that signing was also canceled, leaving the deal in peril.
“I have determined that President Zelensky is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations,” Trump wrote on Truth Social afterward. “I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace.”
Trump also hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday. They displayed their friendly relationship with plenty of handshakes, but clashed on the Ukraine war.
Macron said &#8220;peace must not mean a surrender of Ukraine,&#8221; while Trump emphasized how much money the United States has spent on aid to Ukraine and said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to make a deal.
Trump hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday, where Starmer <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/27/trump-presidency-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">urged</a> Trump to continue supporting Ukraine, as well as not to put tariffs on the United Kingdom.
Trade and American Investment
Trump said China will be hit with an additional 10% tariff next week on top of the first 10% tariff Trump already imposed this month. The president cited China&#8217;s major role in fentanyl flowing into the United States.
Trump also said tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will go into effect on March 4 &#8220;as scheduled,&#8221; saying those countries have not done enough to stop the flow of drugs into the United States either.
On Monday, Apple <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/02/apple-will-spend-more-than-500-billion-usd-in-the-us-over-the-next-four-years/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> the tech giant will invest $500 billion in the Unites States over the next four years. Apple CEO Tim Cook <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1893048920047018379" target="_blank" rel="noopener">met</a> with Trump last week. The move will create 20,000 jobs in the United States and comes amid Trump&#8217;s tariffs aimed at encouraging United States manufacturing.
Trump also <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/addressing-the-threat-to-nationalsecurity-from-imports-of-copper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> an executive order aimed at addressing national security threats from copper imports, saying copper products are &#8220;vital&#8221; for defense products and other technology. The order <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-warns-reliance-on-foreign-copper-poses-a-direct-threat-to-national-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">directs</a> the Commerce Secretary to look into tariffs on copper imports to encourage domestic production. The order also references China, the global leader in copper smelting and refining, saying China&#8217;s dominance &#8220;poses a direct threat to United States national security and economic stability.&#8221;
Immigration
Illegal crossings at the southern border are <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1892771191787508153" target="_blank" rel="noopener">down</a> to about 285 a day, 94% lower than in February a year ago, and migrants are <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/10/us-news/new-trend-of-migrants-turning-around-and-heading-back-toward-home-under-trump-border-crackdown/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> giving up and returning home <a href="https://apnews.com/article/panama-united-states-migration-trump-beb125ce0ecbebb2895ea9dd18c4c53b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">due</a>, in part, to the end of the Biden administration&#8217;s CBP One app.
Arrests inside the country are up 137% <a href="https://x.com/TriciaOhio/status/1891631396214493594" target="_blank" rel="noopener">compared</a> to a year ago. The illegal migrant criminals the administration has arrested <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/02/sick-politicians-want-killers-rapists-roaming-our-streets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">include</a> a Salvadoran migrant convicted of sodomy with a victim under 13, a Sudanese migrant convicted of rape of a victim under 13, and a Mexican migrant who had an order of removal from 2006 and was convicted of drunk driving resulting in a death.
On Thursday, the White House said 29 Mexican cartel members were extradited to the United States for prosecution, including a cartel boss who tortured and murdered a DEA agent in the 1980s.
Health Care
Trump <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/making-america-healthy-again-by-empowering-patients-with-clear-accurate-and-actionable-healthcare-pricing-information/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> an executive order aimed at making sure patients have clear and accurate information about the price of their health care. Several departments, including Health and Human Services, are directed to enforce new price transparency regulations to make sure hospitals and insurance companies disclose their actual prices, not estimates, and make prices comparable across the board, including prescription drug prices.
DOGE
Trump <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-cost-efficiency-initiative/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> a new executive order giving the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) more power to slash government spending.
The order tells federal agency heads to work with DOGE team leads to justify government spending over the next month, starting with investigating grants and contracts to educational institutions and foreign entities for waste, fraud, and abuse. Agency heads also have to explain taxpayer-funded conference travel and identify federal properties that are no longer needed. The order also freezes all agency credit cards except those for disaster relief or other critical services.
Meanwhile, one million federal workers responded to Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE email asking them to describe five things they got done the week before.
The administration continues to slash the federal workforce, with thousands of employees <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/tracking-federal-workforce-firings-dg/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">already</a> fired and more taking buyout offers.
Epstein Files
Attorney General Pam Bondi tried to release the FBI&#8217;s files on millionaire sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, but she was stymied by the FBI allegedly withholding thousands of Epstein documents.
On Wednesday, Bondi said on Fox News that she hoped to release some Epstein files the next day. On Thursday, Bondi <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/right-wing-influencers-get-binders-labeled-the-epstein-files-but-downplay-revelations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gave</a> a group of right-wing influencers at the White House binders labeled &#8220;The Epstein Files: Phase 1.&#8221; However, the binders contained little new information, certainly not Epstein&#8217;s sex trafficking client list.
Bondi then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pam-bondi-says-fbi-lied-to-her-about-turning-over-all-of-the-epstein-files" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> the FBI of lying to her about turning over all the Epstein documents after someone at the FBI&#8217;s New York office told her there were thousands more documents.
Also this week, Bondi <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-pam-bondi-dismisses-dei-lawsuits-involving-police-officers-and-firefighters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> the Justice Department has dropped several Biden-era DEI lawsuits against police and fire departments over their supposedly racist hiring practices such as written exams and credit checks.
Other Moves
Trump held his first official Cabinet meeting, which Elon Musk attended.
Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1894500240863969327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1894500240863969327%7Ctwgr%5E8f59ae9134259fc75a25aea5ffa53ea38b57d4e5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Ftrump-yanks-clearances-from-jack-smiths-team-scolds-reporter-worried-about-who-hes-targeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nixed</a> the security clearances of a law firm, Covington &amp; Burling LLP, that provided free legal services to Special Counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s office in the cases against Trump before the election.
“I was the target of corrupt politicians for four years, and then four years after that. So don’t talk to me about targeting,” Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-yanks-clearances-from-jack-smiths-team-scolds-reporter-worried-about-who-hes-targeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> a reporter at the signing.
On Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins <a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/agriculture-secretary-brooke-rollins-my-plan-to-lower-egg-prices-6be0f881" target="_blank" rel="noopener">laid out</a> her plan to lower egg prices, an economic sticking point for years. The strategy will involve spending up to $1 billion to curb avian flu, protecting egg farmers from regulations like California&#8217;s minimum space requirements for hens, and considering temporary egg imports.
Vance, a Catholic, addressed the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Friday. The vice president said ahead of his remarks that during the election cycle, he was &#8220;moved to witness the joyful devotion&#8221; of Catholics &#8220;praying for the future and success of our country,&#8221; and &#8220;thanks to their faithful prayers, hope has returned to America again.&#8221;
Meanwhile, a new poll conducted last week <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/HHP_Feb2025_vFinal.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shows</a> Americans are more optimistic about the economy, more say their personal financial situation is improving, and a majority, 52% approve of the job Trump is doing as president.

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Keeping Up With Trump: Here’s Everything The President Did In Week Six

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Vice President JD Vance and his family spent the day in France, where Vance met with world leaders and delivered remarks at the Artificial Intelligence Summit.
In his <a href="https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1nAKEgmlPBgJL" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarks,</a> Vance portrayed the United States as the global leader of “one of the most promising technologies we have seen in generations.&#8221;
&#8220;This administration will continue to ensure that American AI technology continues to be the gold standard worldwide,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And we are the partner of choice for others, foreign countries, and certainly businesses, as they expand their own use of AI.”
French President Emmanuel Macron, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also attended the conference, along with several tech executives. Vance stressed in his speech that the Trump administration is striving to make America the “gold standard” of AI, fight excessive AI regulation, prevent political bias in the field, and advocate for American workers as AI technology develops.
The vice president and his wife also met with Macron and his wife, Brigitte, at the Élysée Palace on Tuesday, where they &#8220;held a productive discussion on a range of issues, including ensuring balanced trade between the United States and France,&#8221; according to the vice president&#8217;s office. The two world leaders also discussed ending the war in Ukraine and how the United States and France can collaborate on Artificial Intelligence models.
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Also on Tuesday, Vance met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in Paris. The three leaders discussed how to peacefully resolve global conflicts, including in Ukraine, the vice president&#8217;s office said in a release.
&#8220;The Vice President emphasized the importance of fair and reciprocal trade between the United States and the European Union,&#8221; the release said. &#8220;The Vice President also discussed the Trump Administration’s efforts to unleash American energy.&#8221;
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Modi wished a happy birthday to Vance&#8217;s son Vivek and gave presents to all the Vance children. Vance&#8217;s wife, Usha, joined the two leaders as they drank coffee and discussed &#8220;topics of mutual interest, including how the United States can assist India in diversifying its energy sourcing through investments in clean, reliable U.S. nuclear technology.&#8221;
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Had a wonderful meeting with US <a href="https://twitter.com/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JDVance</a> and his family. We had a great conversation on various subjects. Delighted to join them in celebrating the joyous birthday of their son, Vivek! <a href="https://t.co/gZpmt1jg5M">pic.twitter.com/gZpmt1jg5M</a>
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1889373282937585875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
On Tuesday evening, the Vance family enjoyed a tour of the Louvre Museum, per the press traveling with the vice president. The Louvre is closed to the public on Tuesdays.
The Vance family also drew attention upon their arrival in France on Tuesday morning, when photographers captured pictures of the family departing Air Force 2. Commentators on social media were quick to appreciate that the sleepy Vance children were clad in pajamas and winter coats after their long flight across the Atlantic.
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Vice President JD Vance Meets With World Leaders In France

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President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> met with key leaders in Europe over the weekend as President Joe Biden stayed away because of a “scheduling conflict” with the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
Trump traveled to Paris for Notre Dame’s official reopening ceremony after the medieval cathedral was severely damaged in a fire in 2019. The celebration marked Trump’s return to the world stage since winning his reelection.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Trump to the Élysée Palace on Saturday, where the French leader hosted a meeting between Macron, Trump, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump addressed reporters in Paris, touting his relationship with the French president during Trump’s first term in office.
“We had a lot of really great success working together on defense and offense, too,” Trump said, according to the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign-policy/3253391/trump-overshadows-biden-final-month-with-france-trip/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington Examiner</a>. “It certainly seems like the world is going a little bit crazy right now, and we’ll be talking about that.”
Macron promoted the trilateral meeting with Trump and Zelensky on social media.
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“United States, Ukraine, and France. Together on this historic day. Gathered for Notre-Dame. Let us continue our joint efforts for peace and security,” Macron said in a post on X with a photo of the three leaders.
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United States, Ukraine, and France. Together on this historic day. Gathered for Notre-Dame. Let us continue our joint efforts for peace and security. <a href="https://t.co/hEYGEklihT">pic.twitter.com/hEYGEklihT</a>
&mdash; Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1865455792683434384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Zelensky described the meeting as “good and productive” in a post on X. Ukraine’s war against Russia was the most pressing matter of the meeting.
“We all want this war to end as soon as possible and in a just way. We spoke about our people, the situation on the ground, and a just peace,” Zelensky posted. “We agreed to continue working together and keep in contact. Peace through strength is possible.”
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I had a good and productive trilateral meeting with President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> and President <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EmmanuelMacron</a> at the Élysée Palace.
President Trump is, as always, resolute. I thank him. I also extend my gratitude to Emmanuel for organizing this important meeting.
We all want… <a href="https://t.co/eKMtuhp2ZI">pic.twitter.com/eKMtuhp2ZI</a>
&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1865451236482310227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The reopening ceremony for the cathedral attracted dozens of world leaders, according to the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/39064f4e-35ab-4d72-8dcd-be3b4d812b09" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Financial Times</a>. Video from the event showed Trump shaking hands with a number of leaders and heads of state at the event.
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President Trump is welcomed by the world leaders and heads of state in attendance at Notre Dame Cathedral. <a href="https://t.co/2KB4u62YTY">pic.twitter.com/2KB4u62YTY</a>
&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1865459411335987204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Biden was invited to attend as well, but missed the trip because of a “scheduling conflict,” according to the White House. First lady Jill Biden attended the event, but did not take part in any high-level meetings between the various world leaders.

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The left in France surged to victory in parliamentary elections over the weekend in a shock performance after weeks of surging momentum for the country’s right wing.
The New Popular Front coalition in France is made up of communists, socialists, and greens. The alliance was propelled to victory in the election over the National Rally, France’s right-wing faction, after centrists partnered with the left to block National Rally candidates.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who leads the centrist coalition Ensemble, worked with the New Popular Front to withdraw 200 candidates from races across France, urging support to consolidate support behind the remaining centrist or left-wing candidate. National Rally leader Jordan Bardella expressed bitter disappointment in the tactic, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/07/europe/france-election-results-gamble-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.
The election left all three political power centers – New Popular Front, Ensemble, and National Rally – without a majority in parliament, setting up a chaotic and fractious environment where governing may be extraordinarily difficult.
“It’s not possible to govern France if you don’t have 240 to 250 lawmakers,” MP Sylvain Maillard, a member of Macron’s Renaissance party, told <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/france-election-national-assembly-voters-marine-le-pen-far-right-national-rally-jordan-bardella-emmanuel-macron-jean-luc-melenchon-french-politics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Politico Europe</a>. “I was president of the Renaissance group with a coalition of 250 members of parliament and it was already very complicated.”
The New Popular Front coalition won 182 seats, the largest share of any group. Macron’s Ensemble lost seats and ended with 163, while National Rally and its allies surged from 89 seats in 2022 to 143 seats, a sizable gain but far short of the majority that many expected National Rally to win.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, a member of Renaissance, announced he would be resigning his prime ministership on the heels of the election.
“Faithful to the Republican tradition and in accordance with my principles, tomorrow morning I will submit my resignation to the president of the Republic,” Attal said Sunday, according to a <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/07/french-prime-minister-gabriel-attal-to-tender-resignation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNBC</a> translation of his remarks. “I know that, in light of the results of this evening, many French people feel a certain uncertainty about the future, as no absolute majority has emerged [in parliament]. Our country is experiencing an unprecedented political situation.”
Riots erupted across France after the election’s outcome started to materialize in early predictions. Officials deployed roughly 30,000 riot police across the country to handle unrest as crowds of people took to the streets, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13609987/Protesters-clash-riot-police-Paris-Nantes-Marine-Le-Pen.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>.
In videos of the unrest posted to social media, some were seen celebrating the left-wing victory. In one video, a woman shouts, “We beat you!” In another, a man says, “You lost, the left is too strong. We have love, we are celebrating, and we have joy. And you, you have hatred, we are too strong,” according to <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/08/rioters-france-left-wing-snap-election/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Caller</a>.

Right-Wing Disappoints In French Elections After Collusion By Left, Center

Leftist and centrist parties in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/france" target="_blank" rel="noopener">France</a> are attempting to join forces to stop Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Rally party from taking power.
Last Sunday, National Rally won 34% of the vote; the left-wing New Popular Front won 28.12%, and President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party, the Ensemble Coalition, won 20% of the vote. A second vote will be taken on Sunday.
“The second round of a French parliamentary is generally made up largely of run-off duels between the top two candidates in a constituency, but because so many third-placed candidates qualified on Sunday, that set up more than 300 three-way run-offs,” the BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd160dywp02o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a>.  That would make it easier for a candidate from Le Pen’s party to win.
Thus, at least 200 candidates from the centrist and leftist parties — 134 from the Left and 82 from Macron’s party, according to <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2024/07/02/legislatives-2024-pour-faire-barrage-au-rn-195-candidats-et-candidates-se-sont-deja-desistes-suivez-le-decompte-en-temps-reel_6245837_4355771.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Le Monde</a> — have withdrawn from the race so that in their constituencies, Le Pen’s party will see their candidate running against only one opponent, the one thought to have the best chance of winning.
After the election last Sunday, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the head of the hard-Left party France Unbowed (which joined a coalition with the New Popular Front) and has refused to call Hamas a terrorist organization, advised any of his candidates who had finished third to withdraw, Politico <a href="//74ED9F05-1148-4281-BFFC-387F8DD1DACC/v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, aligned with Macron, echoed the message, saying, “In such circumstances, France deserves that we not hesitate.”
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But some centrists who strongly oppose the hard-Left would not countenance supporting them in order to defeat the National Rally party because of their penchant for spending and their opposition to supporting the state of Israel in its war against Hamas. “Senior figures like Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and former prime minister Edouard Philippe – both originally from the center-right – are refusing to issue instructions to vote systematically against the RN,” the BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg3m98j3zpyo">reported</a>.
On Tuesday, Le Pen also accused Macron of a “administrative coup d’état” after being apprised that he was getting ready to make important appointments in the police and army.
“When you want to counter the results of an election by nominating your people to jobs, and when that stops [the government] from being able to carry out policies which the French people have asked for &#8230; I call that an administrative coup d’état. &#8230; I hope it is only rumor,” she said.

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Protests rocked Paris and several other cities across France after French President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s party suffered massive losses in Sunday&#8217;s first round of parliamentary elections. Marine Le Pen&#8217;s right-wing populist party, the National Rally Alliance, was the big winner.
National Rally, <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/first-round-france-legislative-elections-live-updates-emmanuel-macron-marine-le-pen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Politico</a>, came out of the first round with 34% of the vote — up from 18.7% in 2022 — which means that it is possible for them to win an outright majority next week.
Macron&#8217;s Ensemble Coalition, largely viewed as centrist, finished third in the vote count with 20% (down from 25.8% in 2022). The far left party came away with 28.1%, which Politico reported as a &#8220;strong showing&#8221; but not likely strong enough to follow it up with a majority win next week.
In the wake of the elections, left-wing protesters — reportedly an amalgam of French socialists, communists, and pro-Palestinians — descended upon Paris&#8217; Place de la République by the thousands. Other demonstrations were reported in Strasbourg, Lyon, Nantes and Lille.
&#8220;Mass Demonstrations and Riots by Far-Left Groups alongside Islamists are ongoing tonight in the French Capital of Paris as well as several other Cities around the Country, in Response to today’s Election Results which saw the Right-Wing Populist Party, National Rally led by Marine Le Pen make Major Gains in the French Parliament,&#8221; OSINTdefender posted via X, sharing several videos of the protests. &#8220;Notice how out all of the Flags being waved by these Demonstrators, none are the French Flag.&#8221;
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Mass Demonstrations and Riots by Far-Left Groups alongside Islamists are ongoing tonight in the French Capital of Paris as well as several other Cities around the Country, in Response to today’s Election Results which saw the Right-Wing Populist Party, National Rally led by… <a href="https://t.co/UTPvzCZi8R">pic.twitter.com/UTPvzCZi8R</a>
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Des tensions éclatent à Paris.
Des manifestants tirent des feux d&#8217;artifice en direction de la police. Plusieurs départs de feu.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElectionsLegislatives2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ElectionsLegislatives2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/legislatives2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#legislatives2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/3AwpjVxRQS">pic.twitter.com/3AwpjVxRQS</a>
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Les manifestants partent en manifestation spontanée dans les rues de Paris.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElectionsLegislatives2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ElectionsLegislatives2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/legislatives2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#legislatives2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/sJ3Xr6UuKG">pic.twitter.com/sJ3Xr6UuKG</a>
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&#8220;Tonight, mass demonstrations and riots are occurring in Paris and other cities across France. Far-left groups and Islamists are protesting the recent election results, where Marine Le Pen&#8217;s right-wing populist party, National Rally, made significant gains in the French Parliament. Despite the intensity of the protests, it&#8217;s noteworthy that none of the demonstrators are seen waving the French flag,&#8221; another posted.
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❗️🔥🇫🇷 &#8211; Tonight, mass demonstrations and riots are occurring in Paris and other cities across France.
Far-left groups and Islamists are protesting the recent election results, where Marine Le Pen&#8217;s right-wing populist party, National Rally, made significant gains in the French… <a href="https://t.co/T8pgsYSLw3">pic.twitter.com/T8pgsYSLw3</a>
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) <a href="https://twitter.com/theinformant_x/status/1807548836711403707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Here’s footage from Paris tonight,&#8221; Open Source Intel posted. &#8220;Thousands of left-wing activists, along with ANTIFA, communists are protesting the French election results after left-wing parties suffered crushing defeats.&#8221;
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Here’s footage from Paris tonight.
Thousands of left-wing activists, along with ANTIFA, communists are protesting the French election results after left-wing parties suffered crushing defeats.
Footage via <a href="https://twitter.com/LucAuffret?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LucAuffret</a> <a href="https://t.co/QSGBkXxWvO">https://t.co/QSGBkXxWvO</a> <a href="https://t.co/IZrF8gmocJ">pic.twitter.com/IZrF8gmocJ</a>
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) <a href="https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/1807541811742675029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Anti-far-right protests erupt in Paris following election results

Protests Erupt In Paris After Marine Le Pen’s Party Wins Big In Parliamentary Elections

Protests Erupt In Paris After Marine Le Pen's Party Wins Big In Parliamentary Elections

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The following is an edited transcript of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire/hunter-biden-jury-deliberates-europe-turns-right-6-11-24" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Morning Wire interview</a> between Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley and Nile Gardiner from The Heritage Foundation.
Conservative and populist parties in several European countries made major gains in European Parliamentary elections Sunday, shaking up several regimes and prompting calls for snap elections. Nile Gardiner, Director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation, joined Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley to discuss what is driving Europe to the Right.
JOHN: Welcome, Nile. First, what has unfolded since Sunday?
NILE: Well, I think the results released on Sunday night are nothing less than a political earthquake in Europe. We have seen an emphatic rejection of socialist ruling elites across much of Europe. We have seen a resounding set of victories for parties on the Right in many European countries. And we&#8217;ve seen the utter humiliation of big European figures, such as Emmanuel Macron, president of France, Olaf Scholz, the chancellor of Germany, and huge gains for conservative political parties.
JOHN: Who are some of the big names and parties emerging in this sort of rise of the Right?
NILE: The biggest winner, actually, from these European elections has been Georgia Meloni in Italy, whose Brothers of Italy party did extremely well in the European elections, quadrupling their level of support. Meloni has emerged as a very, very powerful leader in Europe. In France, of course, with Marine Le Pen, her political party took over 30% percent of the vote — double the size of the vote for Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s party. She will likely face off against Macron in the French presidential race in 2027. And if that election were to be held today, she would probably emerge as the winner.
<div id="attachment_749093" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-749093" class="size-large wp-image-749093" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/GettyImages-2155980132-864x576.jpg" alt="Giorgia Meloni, Italy's prime minister, votes in the European Election in Rome, Italy, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. After a series of recent setbacks, Europes far-right parties are aiming for gains in elections to the European Parliament that kicked off on Thursday. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg via Getty Images" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/GettyImages-2155980132-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/GettyImages-2155980132-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/GettyImages-2155980132-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/GettyImages-2155980132.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg via Getty Images</div>
JOHN: Now, we saw a snap election called by Macron. What prompted it and how risky is this for the French president and his party? 
NILE: In France, Macron&#8217;s political party received only around 15% of the vote in the European Parliamentary elections. A massive humiliation really for Macron&#8217;s ruling party. Macron therefore decided to call a snap Parliamentary election. It will be held in two rounds, late June, early July. And these elections actually could go very badly potentially for the French president. And he could end up as a lame duck president for the remainder of his term, which stretches until 2027, if his party doesn&#8217;t do well in these Parliamentary elections. So, a high-risk gambit, of course, by Macron. In the UK, the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, called an early general election to be held on July the 4th. The conservatives are trailing the opposition Labour Party very heavily in the polls, also, of course, this is a high-risk move by Sunak. He&#8217;s come under a lot of criticism for calling this early election and the UK is one of the only parts in Europe where conservatives are actually in real trouble. That&#8217;s probably largely the result of having been in power for 14 years and failing to deliver on a lot of the promises made by successive conservative governments. So a rather different situation in the UK compared to most of the rest of Europe, where we are seeing conservative parties really gaining a great deal of ground. The UK is a bit of an outlier in this area compared to the rest of Europe.
<div id="attachment_749095" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-749095" class="size-large wp-image-749095" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/GettyImages-2156161328-864x576.jpg" alt="France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and French President's wife Brigitte Macron (L) grab ballots before their vote for the European Parliament election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on June 9, 2024. Voting began across Europe on June 9, 2024 on the final -- and biggest -- day of marathon EU elections, with balloting due in 21 countries, including France and Germany, where support for surging far-right parties is being tested. (Photo by Hannah McKay / POOL / AFP) (Photo by HANNAH MCKAY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/GettyImages-2156161328-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/GettyImages-2156161328-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/GettyImages-2156161328-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/06/GettyImages-2156161328.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />HANNAH MCKAY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images</div>
JOHN: Would you argue that a lot of the dissatisfaction is coming from the Right in the UK?
NILE: Yes, I think that a large part of the dissatisfaction with Rishi Sunak is that he&#8217;s not being conservative enough as prime minister. And so we&#8217;ve seen the rise of Reform, a party headed by Nigel Farage. Reform is now polling at around 15 to even 20% of the vote. These are largely conservative voters who have switched to Reform, so the ruling conservatives actually face a major challenge from Reform on the Right. Of course, the biggest challenge is from the Labor Party on the Left, but the Right in the UK is split right down the middle, and that will be a big factor in most likely allowing the socialists to take power on July the 4th.
JOHN: And what about in Germany? What are some of the trends we&#8217;re seeing there and some of the figures that are starting to define those trends?
NILE: In Germany, it&#8217;s significant that the ruling socialists headed by Olaf Scholz have done very badly. They pulled in only around 14% of the vote. Also, the Green Party did very, very badly. They&#8217;re the main allies of the socialists. They pulled in around 12% of the vote. On the Right, the Christian Democrats did very well, winning nearly a third of the vote. But the AFD political party, which in Germany is designated as hard-Right, they actually pulled in close to around 20% of the European vote, which was a big result for them. Now, I would say that the AFD are quite different from many of the other sort of Right-wing parties in Europe, and they&#8217;re somewhat isolated from the main political groupings in the European Parliament. Significantly, Marine Le Pen actually removed the AFD from her political grouping, the Identity and Democracy group within the European Parliament. So there are big differences among parties on the Right within Europe. But undoubtedly, the reality in Germany is that it is moving Right-wards. The Left is actually losing very heavily in Germany and I would expect to see next year with the national elections in Germany a conservative Christian Democratic Union-led government to take power. It&#8217;s hard to see how the socialists are going to survive with the national elections in Germany next year. There&#8217;s too much power in Brussels. And so most of the political parties on the Right that were successful in this election campaigned against the idea of Euro-federalism and against giving the EU, and the European Commission in particular, more power. We saw the sort of “Brexit Effect” in a big way in this European Parliamentary election.
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JOHN: Speaking of Brexit, as you mentioned, Nigel Farage, the architect of Brexit and a pro-Trump ally, has decided to run for Parliament under the Reform Party. How will his entrance into the political arena affect the race?
NILE: Yes, as you point out, Nigel Farage jumped into the race as the leader of the Reform Party just last week. I think it&#8217;s a significant game changer in the sense that Farage is joining the race, heading the Reform political party and encouraging many more conservative voters to switch to Reform. No doubt about it, the conservatives are going to lose a lot more seats as a result of Farage&#8217;s decision here. I think also, secondly, Nigel Farage has a good chance of winning a parliamentary seat. He&#8217;s running in the constituency of Clacton, which is a strongly Euro-skeptic, pro-Brexit area. And if Farage ends up in Parliament, I think he&#8217;ll be a very important, influential figure. What this doesn&#8217;t change, though, in terms of the big picture, is the fact that Reform, even with 15 to 20% of the vote, will likely end up only with a few seats in Parliament because of the “First-past-the-post” political system. And so the conservatives will remain the biggest party on the Right in the UK in terms of parliamentary seats, regardless of how well Reform actually performs in terms of percentage of the vote, because Reform simply doesn&#8217;t have enough firepower to win a large number of MPs under the parliamentary system. So, I expect that Reform, if they do get a few MPs in Parliament, will be closely aligned with the conservatives in terms of how they vote in the next Parliament.
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JOHN: While the Right-leaning parties aren’t uniform, there are a lot of unifying characteristics of most of these parties. What would you say are some of the shared ideas and policies driving them?
NILE: Yes, that&#8217;s a very good question. I would say that the number one issue in the European Parliamentary elections was really the issue of mass migration, cultural identity – a fear among many in Europe that Europe is taking in far too many migrants — and has taken in too many migrants over the course of the last two decades. This election was a fundamental rejection of mass migration to open borders. So, all of the parties on the Right who gained heavily campaigned on a platform of secure borders, limiting the flow of migrants into their countries, cracking down on migrant crime, and also fighting against Islamification in Europe. Also, high on the agenda are environmental issues as well as a rejection of net zero ideology. Nearly all of the political parties on the Right that won big in the European Parliamentary elections fought against what they believed as far-Left ideological dogma dictating hugely expensive green policies. A third factor was rising Euro-skepticism and a belief among many in Europe that the European Union has become too centralized. And so most of the political parties on the Right that were successful in this election campaigned against the idea of Euro-federalism and against giving the EU and the European Commission in particular more power.
JOHN: Final question. What aspect of these trends in Europe do you feel are important for an American audience to understand?
NILE: From a U. S. perspective, I think the European election results are going to make the Biden White House very nervous. Because some of the big issues that successful parties on the Right in Europe campaigned on are the same issues that American voters are going to be voting on in November. And the European electorate emphatically rejected the kind of woke, Left-wing, elitism that has dominated Europe in recent decades. And many American voters share European voters’ concerns over mass migration, open borders, rising crime, and higher cost of living. So, what happens in Europe, I think is important to what happens in the U.S. as well.
JOHN: Nile, thank you so much for joining us.
NILE: Thank you.

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‘A Political Earthquake In Europe’: Right-Leaning European Parties Gaining Ground

'A Political Earthquake In Europe': Right-Leaning European Parties Gaining Ground

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President Joe Biden raised eyebrows while attending the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France — and then apparently had to be escorted away from the festivities while French President Emmanuel Macron remained on-site to greet the veterans.
At one point during the ceremonies, Biden appeared confused about whether he was supposed to remain standing or sit down, resulting in an awkward half-squat as he looked behind him to see where the chair might be. First lady Jill Biden, who quickly raised one hand in front of her mouth, seemed like she could be feeding him directions.
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Awkward 😬 <a href="https://t.co/3KNLco85hj">pic.twitter.com/3KNLco85hj</a>
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&#8220;TFW you realize you had 3 cups of coffee and a bran muffin for breakfast,&#8221; @IowaHawkBlog posted.
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TFW you realize you had 3 cups of coffee and a bran muffin for breakfast <a href="https://t.co/1mCxIgpHiL">https://t.co/1mCxIgpHiL</a>
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&#8220;You should see him behind closed doors,&#8221; Stephen Miller added. &#8220;Sharp and engaged.&#8221;
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You should see him behind closed doors. Sharp and engaged. <a href="https://t.co/3Bx3j4xUOo">https://t.co/3Bx3j4xUOo</a>
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&#8220;At this point, these aren&#8217;t gaffes. These are serious issues of mental lapses. Why Democrats are doing this is beyond me,&#8221; Pradheep Shanker posted.
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At this point, these aren&#8217;t gaffes. These are serious issues of mental lapses.
Why Democrats are doing this is beyond me. <a href="https://t.co/cSVOzVwE3D">https://t.co/cSVOzVwE3D</a>
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A short time later, first lady Jill Biden escorted the president away from the ceremonies while the French president and first lady remained behind, greeting the veterans in attendance — many of whom were over 100 years old.
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Jill, Ed.D., escorts Joe Biden out as French President Macron stays behind to greet veterans <a href="https://t.co/n4rpRgdbv5">pic.twitter.com/n4rpRgdbv5</a>
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&#8220;The drug cocktail team has done all it can do. The limits have been reached, and they aren&#8217;t pretty,&#8221; RedState&#8217;s Bonchie posted.
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The drug cocktail team has done all it can do. The limits have been reached, and they aren&#8217;t pretty. <a href="https://t.co/Ple5Sxoi8c">https://t.co/Ple5Sxoi8c</a>
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) <a href="https://twitter.com/bonchieredstate/status/1798729480959123697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The vets look more with it than Biden,&#8221; Ben Domenech added.
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The vets look more with it than Biden. <a href="https://t.co/YcfkvD0ItY">https://t.co/YcfkvD0ItY</a>
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Several of Biden&#8217;s defenders jumped in to claim that it was not a big deal because Biden had previously greeted some of the veterans who attended the ceremonies – but other video clips later surfaced of him looking equally lost when he was taken to visit Omaha Beach, the beachhead that saw the greatest number of casualties on D-Day.
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Biden arrives at Omaha Beach in his perpetual state of confusion <a href="https://t.co/FKgllybpyN">pic.twitter.com/FKgllybpyN</a>
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In yet another clip, Biden could be heard explaining to Macron that his &#8220;advance team&#8221; had directed him to leave the venue first.
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BIDEN: &#8220;My advance team said I gotta be the first one to leave&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/x5za5Z70wK">pic.twitter.com/x5za5Z70wK</a>
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1798728237960347839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Biden Raises Eyebrows At D-Day Ceremony, Gets Escorted Away As Macron Greets Veterans

Jill Biden

Joe Biden

Normandy

World War II

A candle lit from France&#8217;s Flame of Liberty arrived at Arlington National Cemetery on May 24, just ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, and will burn there until June 6th — the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord: D-Day.
French President Emmanuel Macron lit the candle 0n May 8 — from the Flamme de la Liberté at the Arc de Triomphe.
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Le 8 mai 1945 marquait la fin d&#8217;une période de terreur indélébile. Il ouvrait au même moment une ère de paix que nous devons à tout prix préserver.
Que la flamme du Soldat inconnu ne cesse de raviver cette mémoire. <a href="https://t.co/a4vO8woSkM">pic.twitter.com/a4vO8woSkM</a>
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1788170647488647189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The candle was then carried by a special delegation from Paris to the U.K.; then across the Atlantic to New York Harbor aboard the Queen Mary 2; and finally to Arlington. France&#8217;s flame has been burning since 1923, when it was established as part of a memorial at their tomb of the unknown soldier shortly after the end of World War I.
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On the eve of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialDayWeekend?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialDayWeekend</a>, the Flame of Liberty arrived in Arlington. 
It traveled (and was kept burning🕯) from Paris, via the UK, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DDay</a> &amp; to thank the British and American forces who helped liberate our country. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LestWeForget?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LestWeForget</a> 
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— Aurélie Bonal (@AurelieBonal) <a href="https://twitter.com/AurelieBonal/status/1794335349566828907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The &#8220;Flame of Liberty&#8221; effort is honoring the 80th anniversary of D-Day by carrying a light lit in the eternal flame that burns for France&#8217;s Unknown Soldier. The lantern has passed through the UK and NY and will arrive at the US Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington today. <a href="https://t.co/Vi8xlW43AY">pic.twitter.com/Vi8xlW43AY</a>
— Laurent Bili (@FrenchAmbUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/FrenchAmbUS/status/1794002163792011336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Today at <a href="https://twitter.com/ArlingtonNatl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ArlingtonNatl</a> the Flame of Liberty &#8211; which has traveled from France &#8211; was transferred to the Tomb Guards to safeguard until June 6th &#8211; the 80th Anniversary of D-Day! <a href="https://twitter.com/franceintheus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@franceintheus</a> Ambassador Bili and Defense Attache Jardin attended. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NeverForget?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NeverForget</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertIrvine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RobertIrvine</a> <a href="https://t.co/VJoF7vY1bR">pic.twitter.com/VJoF7vY1bR</a>
— Phyllis Wilson (@wilson_phyllis) <a href="https://twitter.com/wilson_phyllis/status/1794165815014809829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Helen Ayer Patton, granddaughter of General George S. Patton, was part of the delegation — and she told The Daily Wire that the journey itself was not without surprises.
The week at sea passed pleasantly enough, she said, and the views of the Statue of Liberty and Freedom Tower as they approached were stunning.
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When the Queen Mary docked, even the ship&#8217;s staff commented on how smooth the trip had been — one of the smoothest journeys ever. But just as they began to disembark, the skies opened up and a deluge swept through the city. They were forced to return to the ship to weather the storm — a move that Patton said may have literally saved lives.
They were scheduled to hold a ceremony on shore immediately after they docked, but the tents that were set up to accommodate the ceremony collapsed in the storm. If the delegation had already been under the tents — a delegation that included several D-Day veterans, one of whom is over 100 years old — someone could have been seriously injured or worse.
Patton shared the same story on her Facebook page a short time later, concluding, &#8220;Thank you to the powers that be for restoring good weather just in time when we needed it &#8230; God winks!&#8221;
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France’s Flame Of Liberty Arrives At Arlington To Honor 80th Anniversary Of D-Day

France's Flame Of Liberty Arrives At Arlington To Honor 80th Anniversary Of D-Day

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Israeli Prime Minister <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/benjamin-netanyahu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> shot down French President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s demand this week that Israel stop bombing the terrorists inside Gaza who were responsible for murdering 1,200 Israelis in a terror attack last month.
Macron claimed that there was &#8220;no justification&#8221; for the precision airstrikes and that there should be &#8220;a humanitarian pause, going to a ceasefire&#8221; to protect civilians.
His remarks come after Israel has made numerous attempts for a month to evacuate as many civilians as possible from northern Gaza, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-tens-of-thousands-of-palestinians-escape-northern-gaza-after-israel-opens-evacuation-corridor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">using</a> their military to open up corridors where they protect the civilians as they travel in the tens of thousands to southern Gaza.
&#8220;These babies, these ladies, these old people are bombed and killed,&#8221; Macron claimed in an interview with BBC. &#8220;So there is no reason for that and no legitimacy. So we do urge Israel to stop.&#8221;
Footage released by Israel shows that there have been numerous instances in which their military forces have called off precision strikes because they detected civilians were in the area. There have also been countless examples of Hamas using civilians as human shields, which is a war crime.
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RAW FOOTAGE: IDF cancels airstrikes in Gaza to mitigate civilian casualties. <a href="https://t.co/2m2BnN2LED">pic.twitter.com/2m2BnN2LED</a>
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&#8220;The responsibility for any harm to civilians lies with Hamas-ISIS and not with Israel,&#8221; Netanyahu said in response to Macron&#8217;s statement.
&#8220;It must be remembered that Israel entered the war due to that terrorist organisation&#8217;s brutal murder of hundreds of Israelis and holding hostage more than 200 Israelis,&#8221; Netanyahu said. &#8220;While Israel does everything in its power to avoid harming civilians and urges them to leave the battle areas, Hamas-ISIS is doing all it can to prevent them from moving to safe areas and uses them as human shields.&#8221;
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Netanyahu correctly noted that Hamas, a designated terrorist organization, was using schools, mosques, and hospitals as terrorist &#8220;command centers.&#8221;
&#8220;Hamas-ISIS is cruelly holding our people hostage &#8212; women, children, the elderly &#8212; and thus committing a crime against humanity,&#8221; the statement concluded. &#8220;The crimes being committed today by Hamas-ISIS in Gaza will be committed tomorrow in Paris, New York and all over the world. The leaders of the world should be condemning Hamas-ISIS, not Israel.&#8221;

TOPSHOT-ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT-FRANCE-DIPLOMACY

Netanyahu Smacks Down Macron Insisting That Israel Stop Bombing Terrorists In Gaza

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Hamas

Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron held nothing back when discussing the urgency facing the Western world to defeat Hamas.
During a press conference Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Macron called for the international global coalition established to defeat the Islamic State to be expanded to go after Hamas terrorists, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/24/israel-hamas-war-updates-and-latest-news-on-gaza-conflict.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The <a href="https://www.state.gov/the-global-coalition-to-defeat-isis-partners/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh</a>, or ISIS, was established in 2014 and has 86 members, including France, the U.S. and the U.K.
“France is ready for the international coalition against Daesh, in which we are engaged for our operation in Iraq and Syria, to also fight against Hamas,” Macron said. 
Earlier on Tuesday, Macron met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog where he discussed the danger Hamas poses to Israel and the rest of the world.  
“Hamas is a terrorist group, where the very objective is the destruction of the Israeli state,” Macron said. “I propose to our international partners … that we can build a regional and international coalition to fight against the terrorist group that threatens all of us.”
Macron said that Hamas must be fought “without mercy, but not without rules,” adding that civilian casualties must be avoided. The French President’s strong comments against Hamas and in support of Israel come a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged world leaders to condemn Hamas. 
“Enough is enough should have been the case with Hamas two weeks ago,” Blinken <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blinken-it-would-be-good-to-hear-the-entire-world-condemn-hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during an interview on CBS “Face The Nation” on Sunday. “It would be good to hear the entire world speaking clearly and with one voice about the actions that Hamas took, about the slaughter of people, about the fact that that should be absolutely intolerable, unacceptable to anyone anywhere, any country, any people.”
The U.S. has increased its presence in the Middle East by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/world/middleeast/patriot-israel-hamas-iran-gaza-eisenhower-pentagon.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deploying</a> missile systems to the region and <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/10/22/israel-hamas-war-american-deploy-military-ships-troops" target="_blank" rel="noopener">preparing</a> troops for deployment as Israel continues to face threats from Hamas on its border with the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah on its border to the north with Lebanon. U.S. troops in Syria and Iraq have also faced attacks from Islamic terror groups in the days following Hamas’ assault on Israel. 
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/defense-secretary-austin-increases-u-s-fire-power-in-middle-east-in-response-to-escalations-by-iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Sunday that “escalations by Iran and its proxy forces across the Middle East Region” have caused the U.S. military “to do what’s necessary to make sure that our troops are in a good position, and they’re protected, and that we have the ability to respond.”

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Macron Calls For International Coalition To Go After Hamas, Says World Must Fight Terror Group ‘Without Mercy’

Conflicts

Islamic State (ISIS)

Radical Islamic Terror

U.S.

A man who was known to French authorities as a security risk went on a stabbing spree at a school on Friday, killing one and injuring two more, according to authorities.
The 20-year-old suspect was from Russia&#8217;s &#8220;mainly Muslim southern Caucasus region of Chechnya,&#8221; and he shouted &#8220;Allahu akbar!&#8221; during the attack, according to <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231013-teacher-stabbed-to-death-in-attack-at-french-school" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AFP</a>.
French President Emmanuel Macron <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-768124" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> in a statement that the attack was the result of &#8220;barbaric Islamist terrorism.&#8221;
The attack happened in the northern French city of Arras inside the Gambetta High School around 11 a.m. local time.
A teacher was killed, a security guard was critically wounded, and another teacher was stabbed who is reportedly in a less serious condition.
&#8220;The teacher who was killed had come forward to protect others and had without doubt saved many lives,&#8221; Macron added.
POLITICO Europe <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/one-dead-several-wounded-knife-attack-france-teacher-macron/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the suspect&#8217;s name was Mohammed Mogouchkov and that he was &#8220;under police surveillance before the attack and on the police register of radicalized individuals.&#8221;
One of the suspect&#8217;s brothers was arrested in 2019 &#8220;on suspicion of being involved in the planning of an attack that was thwarted and is in jail,&#8221; according to a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/france-school-stabbing-arras-878f42a5df4a873ca7bd80a173cc9097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Associated Press. Police <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-13/french-teacher-s-killing-was-terrorism-2nd-attack-thwarted" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> another suspect on Friday near a different school in what was being described as a potential second attack.
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Martin Dousseau, a teacher who witnessed the attack, said in an interview with local media that the attacker &#8220;turned toward a staff member of the school, the head cook I believe and injured him, and stabbed him several times.&#8221;
“I was then chased by him, and asked me ‘are you a history teacher?’&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Luckily we were near a glass door of the school, and we locked ourselves inside.”
The Islamic terrorist attack comes after the former leader of Hamas urged Muslims worldwide to hold a &#8220;day of rage&#8221; on Friday.
French police banned pro-Palestinian protests in the country this week following the calls for a &#8220;day of rage&#8221; after Palestinian terrorists murdered more than 1,300 Israelis in terrorist attacks in Israel last weekend.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/teacher-in-france-beheaded-after-showing-freedom-of-expression-class-caricature-images-of-prophet-muhammad">Teacher In France Beheaded After Showing Freedom Of Expression Class Caricature Images Of Prophet Muhammad</a>

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‘Allahu Akbar’: Man Stabs Multiple Victims At School On Hamas’ ‘Day Of Rage;’ Second Attack Thwarted

Terrorism