{"id":294254,"date":"2026-01-20T16:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/294254\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:57:09","slug":"read-the-text-message-between-macron-and-trump-about-greenland-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/294254\/","title":{"rendered":"Read the text message between Macron and Trump about Greenland \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">French president Emmanuel Macron told Donald Trump he did not understand what the US president was \u201cdoing on Greenland,\u201d and offered to host \u200da G7 meeting inviting Russia and others, according to a screenshot of the messages Trump posted online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A screenshot of the full message was posted on Truth Social by Mr Trump this morning. A source in the \u00c9lys\u00e9e confirmed to The Irish Times that the text was genuine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Macron text to Trump\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AHZUGFUCJFAOXEHENPJUK55544.png\"   width=\"400\" height=\"1145\"\/>Macron text to Trump <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">In the message, Mr Macron told Mr Trump he could invite the Ukrainians, the Danes, the Syrians and the Russians to participate on the margins of the \u200cG7 meeting on Thursday, and also invited Trump to have dinner with him in Paris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Trump\u2019s replies, if any, were not part of \u200cthe screenshot \u200bthat \u200dhe posted on his Truth Social account early on Tuesday morning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Macron, addressing Trump as his \u201cfriend\u201d in the messages, said he was \u201ctotally in line\u201d with Mr Trump on Syria, \u2060and that they could do \u201cgreat things on Iran\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A source close to Mr Macron told Reuters: \u201cIt demonstrates that the French president defends the same line in public as in private.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Trump\u2019s post comes after EU \u2060leaders decided over the weekend to convene in \u2060Brussels on Thursday evening for an emergency summit following the US leader\u2019s threats to impose new tariffs on goods from several European countries over his demand to \u200dacquire Greenland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Macron has called Trump\u2019s threat of tariffs over Greenland unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Truth Social post appeared hours after the US president said he will impose a 200 per cent tariff on French wines and champagnes, a move he said would push Macron to join Trump\u2019s \u201cBoard of Peace\u201d initiative for Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">It was not immediately clear when the messages from Mr Macron to MrTrump were sent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Macron is scheduled to arrive at the World Economic Forum annual meeting \u200cin Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday \u200cmorning, and return to Paris on Tuesday evening, Elysee aides said on Monday, adding there were no plans to extend his stay to Wednesday, when Mr Trump arrives in the \u200cSwiss town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">In December the French president said Europe will have to re-engage in direct talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin \u2060if the latest US-led efforts to broker a Ukraine peace deal founder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Last week, Mr Macron said France was now providing two-thirds of intelligence information to Ukraine, largely replacing the United States. \u2013 Additional reporting by Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"French president 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