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    Trump's Tepid Congratulations for Emmanuel Macron

    Though effusive in praising Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the U.S. president was nonchalant about a French president-elect whose opponent he seemed to favor.
    by David A. Graham May 08, 2017 4 minutes
    Source: Pavel Golovkin / AP

    The statement was terse and to the point, issued by the office of the White House press secretary:

    We congratulate President-elect Macron and the people of France on their successful presidential election.  We look forward to working with the new President and continuing our close cooperation with the French government.

    President Trump issued a comment about Sunday’s runoff election in France via his Twitter feed, too, which was slightly more energetic:

    Trump’s statements after the election

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