The US president depicted the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon archipelago off Canada as part of the United States<\/p>\n
French President Emmanuel Macron has hit back at Donald Trump after the US president posted a map depicting France\u2019s archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon as US territory.
\nTrump posted an AI-generated image on social media earlier this month showing the US flag covering Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Central America and the Caribbean, as well as Iceland. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, a small French overseas territory off the Atlantic coast of Canada, was also depicted as part of the \u201cUnited States of America.\u201d
\nSpeaking to reporters after arriving in Saint-Pierre on Saturday for a two-day visit and talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Macron said it was \u201cobvious\u201d that the archipelago remains French territory.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re not going to reiterate this every morning because some people have strange ideas or say strange things,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
A social media post by US President Donald Trump\/<\/p>\n
Macron\u2019s remarks came a week after the French UN mission issued an apology for a social media post that \u201ccalled into question the US commitment to human rights.\u201d In July, the mission criticized Washington for voting against extending the mandate of UN human rights chief Volker Turk.
\n\u201cThe US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali & Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it,\u201d the mission wrote on X at the time.<\/p>\n
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Trump announces Greenland deal<\/p>\n
Washington responded by delaying approval of Macron ally Aurelien Lechevallier as France\u2019s new ambassador to the US.
\nSince returning to office in early 2025, Trump has revived his claims on Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, and repeatedly suggested that Canada should become the 51st US state. He has also vowed to take control of the Panama Canal and made threats against Mexico and Cuba, while saying that the US should \u201cown\u201d the Gaza Strip. In January, Trump ordered a commando raid in Caracas that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whom he accused of helping a drug cartel.
\nTrump\u2019s push to acquire Greenland initially caused outrage in Copenhagen, prompting European NATO members to rally around Denmark. Nevertheless, the US, Denmark, and Greenland announced an agreement last week that Trump said would grant Washington \u201cpermanent control\u201d over the Arctic territory\u2019s security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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