If temperatures have been cooled in recent days in Strasbourg, where the European Parliament sits, the climate has also been set on X between MEPs. After the announcement of an agreement between Washington and Brussels fixing at 15 % the customs duties on European products entering the United States, Sarah Knafo has castigated a compromise “Disoretux” – like the entire French political class.
In a first publication on X, the vice-president of the Europe group of sovereign nations in Parliament attacked it “Friends of Mr. Bayrou, centrists and LR”who refused to support the motion of censorship against the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and “Cry today”. Sarah Knafo drives the nail: “Donald Trump defends the interests of his country. Who defends ours? »».
This cry of alarm launched by the Reconquer deputy was not to the taste of her colleague Aurore Lalucq. The co-president of the Place Public Party, founded by Raphaël Glucksmann, reacted in these terms: “I hallucinate. Well then, and you? You can’t reason your BFF (“Best Friend Forever”, or “Best friend for life”, editor’s note) ? »». Continuing in this ironic tone, the president of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament called Donald Trump as “Super ally” from Sarah Knafo who “Just wants to destroy our economy and our jobs”.
The response of the MEP reconquest to this attack was not long in coming: “” Reason my ‘bff’ trump “? You confuse geopolitics with a playground. By putting everything in terms of morality and feelings, you can better understand your inability to identify Donald Trump and face it. On the international scene, we are not looking for friends, we defend our interests ”. According to Sarah Knafo, the American president has no need “Be reasoned” ; French political forces as a public square are said to be faulty not to defend French interests. Sarah Knafo concludes by calling her center-left colleague to put “Aside the vocabulary of middle school” and clearly assume his positions.
An agreement revolting the entire French political class
The two MEPs share, at least, the same rejection of the agreement. While some members of the government point out that it limits damage-Donald Trump initially threatened to bring customs duties to 30 %-votes have been raised, from LFI to RN, to be indignant at such a European capitulation. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, for example, qualified this agreement as “Very bad news for Europe”. Prime Minister François Bayrou went further, speaking of“A dark day”where the European Union “Resolves with submission” Faced with the United States.
On the side of the national rally, Marine Le Pen castigates a “Political, economic and moral fiasco” while the president of the party Jordan Bardella speaks of “ commercial rendering of Europe, to the detriment of our exporters, farmers and industrialists ”. At the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure does not mince his words and qualifies the agreement of ” shame “.
The increase in customs duties on European products is not the only element of this agreement. The EU also undertook to acquire for $ 750 billion in American hydrocarbons, in order to replace its imports from Russia, and to make 600 billion additional investments in the United States. The details of the investments will soon be revealed. The American president also mentioned “Hundreds of billions of dollars” weapons purchases by Europeans.
