Emmanuel Macron Was Supposed to Be the Anti-Trump. He’s Not.
France (FPIF) – The French darling of American liberals is slashing taxes for the rich and cracking down on immigrants. Coming just months after the election of Donald Trump in the United States, and as illiberal authoritarianism seemed to be creeping all over Europe, the election of French president Emmanuel Macron brought a sigh of relief to many across Western democracies. It was May 2017 when Macron, a pro-European centrist, decisively defeated the far-right, Euroskeptic Marine le Pen. Enthusiastic and patriotic messages such as “Vive la France” or “Vive l’Europe” poured…
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