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Trump Has Awkward Call with French President

February 8, 2017 · 9:47 am ET · Leave a Comment

President Trump spent much of a recent phone call with French President Francois Hollande “veering off into rants about the U.S. getting shaken down by other countries,” Politico reports.

Said one official: “It was a difficult conversation, because he talks like he’s speaking publicly. It’s not the usual way heads of state speak to each other. He speaks with slogans and the conversation was not completely organized.”

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Foreign Affairs France, François Hollande

French President’s Ex Gets Even

November 28, 2014 · 8:35 am ET · 6 Comments

If Frech President François Hollande hoped Valérie Trierweiler “would keep her counsel—and spare his blushes—after the end of their relationship, he was very wrong,” the Daily Beast reports.

“Revenge for Trierweiler, who is 49, has come in the form of a tell-all memoir, Thank You for This Moment, a scorching attack on her former lover that fast became a bestseller in France (the book has reportedly netted her between 1.3 and 1.7 million euros) and is now available in English. We picked through the book, extracting all the juicy and interesting stuff—and passing by the less interesting French political intrigue—for your enjoyment.”

Political Books François Hollande, Valérie Trierweiler

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