French President Emmanuel Macron said today that his country has evidence that Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria is behind the latest chemical weapons attack:
Today, President @EmmanuelMacron reiterated that the French Government has proof that chemical weapons were used by the regime of Bachar al-Assad. https://t.co/7sX4JscNxU
— France Diplomacy?? (@francediplo_EN) April 12, 2018
Macron made the comment in an interview with France’s TF1:
French president Macron tells France’s TF1 he has proof chemical weapons were used in Syria “and they were used by the Assad regime.”
1/2— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 12, 2018
Macron also stated that he’s been in daily contact with President Trump and the two countries are “working closely”:
2/2 Will there be a response? Are you speaking to Donald Trump?
Macron: “Yes, every day since the beginning of the week, our teams are working closely together and we will have decisions to make when the times comes, when we will judge it to be useful and effective.”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 12, 2018
Watch it here (if you speak French, that is):
Nous avons la preuve que des armes chimiques ont été utilisées par le régime de Bachar el-Assad. #EMacronTF1 pic.twitter.com/CaJJ19wdOp
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 12, 2018
On Wednesday, President Trump referred to Assad as a “Gas Killing Animal” in a tweet where he called out Russia for its support of the regime:
'Gas Killing Animal': President Trump puts Russia on notice over support for Syria's Assad https://t.co/BGwLb3W3oK
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 11, 2018
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