Trump Slams Macron Over <br />'Brain Dead' NATO Comments <br />.<br />French President Emmanuel Macron gave <br />an interview with 'The Economist' last month, <br />saying the U.S. is "turning its back on us.".<br />What we are currently <br />experiencing is the <br />brain death of NATO, French President Emmanuel Macron, via 'The Economist'.<br />Although President Trump has been <br />a critic of NATO in the past, he found <br />Macron's comments to be "nasty." .<br />He shared his thoughts on <br />Tuesday during a NATO meeting.<br />It's a tough statement when you make a statement like that. It's a very, very nasty statement to essentially 28 countries, President Donald Trump, via Politico.<br />France is not doing well economically at all...They've had a very rough year and you just can't go around making statements like that about NATO. It's very disrespectful, President Donald Trump, via Politico.<br />Despite Trump's criticism, <br />Macron is refusing to back down.<br />I know that my statements <br />created some reaction. <br />I do stand by [them], French President Emmanuel Macron, via CNN
