French president avoids weighing in on a US investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Macron avoided weighing in on the special counsel’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, saying it doesn’t affect how France interacts with President Donald Trump.
“To me, there is no impact,” Macron said.
“[The] people of the United States voted for President Trump and elected him. You have your system. You are a free country with a rule of law … here in this office. I am not the one to judge — or in a certain way to explain — to your people [who] should be your president."
Macron did call on Trump to abandon his recently announced steel and aluminum tariffs, or make an exemption for the European Union.