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French general tells Trump to "go f--- himself" on live TV over Greenland threats (Original Post) red dog 1 18 hrs ago OP
Vive la France!! yorkster 18 hrs ago #1
We need some American generals to say that to him. Jim__ 18 hrs ago #2
*Everyone* should be saying that to him durablend 18 hrs ago #4
Amen! raccoon 16 hrs ago #19
It might be possible for a retired U.S. general to say that, but a currently serving general would risk demotion & more. red dog 1 18 hrs ago #6
They took the oath to serve the country. I can't think of a better way to serve the country right now. paleotn 17 hrs ago #14
Disobeying an illegal order... yes, that's acceptable. Shipwack 11 hrs ago #27
'We'll remember this.' Push, push!" sheshe2 18 hrs ago #3
Mahalo for this, she.. much easier Cha 17 hrs ago #18
oh shit dweller 18 hrs ago #5
should've added B.See 17 hrs ago #7
With no kisses and no lubricant.. BattleRow 16 hrs ago #22
A cue orangecrush 17 hrs ago #8
with a cactus...... twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #9
I wish more people would do that. Ray Bruns 17 hrs ago #10
Exactement! littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #12
🇫🇷 Vive la France!!! 🇫🇷 littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #11
It's time for heads to roll! paleotn 16 hrs ago #21
Cheeto would have to find his d·ck first peppertree 17 hrs ago #13
That's the Spirit! I love this French General... Cha 17 hrs ago #15
More of this please. From all nations nt Javaman 17 hrs ago #16
Let me practice my boyhood french - would it be "va te faire foutre?" erronis 17 hrs ago #17
Viva la France!!! paleotn 16 hrs ago #20
I'll bet that in French, he would think he was complimented. Wonder Why 15 hrs ago #23
Vive La France- one of the most stirring moments in all of filmdom. NBachers 15 hrs ago #24
The Charles DE Gaulle French approach! Aussie105 13 hrs ago #25
Will Trump declare war on France? OAITW r.2.0 13 hrs ago #26
Sweet words! nt Exp 10 hrs ago #28
LCI (the news channel) is seen free to air by almost half of Europe. Celerity 4 hrs ago #29

red dog 1

(33,017 posts)
6. It might be possible for a retired U.S. general to say that, but a currently serving general would risk demotion & more.
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 04:29 PM
18 hrs ago

paleotn

(22,173 posts)
14. They took the oath to serve the country. I can't think of a better way to serve the country right now.
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 05:06 PM
17 hrs ago

Shipwack

(3,059 posts)
27. Disobeying an illegal order... yes, that's acceptable.
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 10:42 PM
11 hrs ago

Telling Trump publicly to go fuck himself... no, that's not acceptable.

sheshe2

(97,397 posts)
3. 'We'll remember this.' Push, push!"
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 04:23 PM
18 hrs ago
While speaking on the French news channel LCI, retired Gen. Richoux said, “He shot himself in the foot. He wanted to invade a European Union country, Greenland, not long ago. And now, his old friends whom he didn’t consult, whom he scorned, especially the British, telling them: ‘We’ll remember this.’ Push, push!”


“And now he needs us? Frankly, he can go f—k himself,” he added, before laughing.

The extraordinary moment was televised in France on a show watched by millions. It shows yet another turning point in Europe's relationship toward the U.S., which many worry is gradually being destroyed.




https://www.themirror.com/news/world-news/french-general-tells-trump-go-1751924.amp

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"gradually being destroyed"

Gradually, hell NO, trump has thrown us, The USA, off the cliff. We are done.

Cha

(318,770 posts)
18. Mahalo for this, she.. much easier
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 05:28 PM
17 hrs ago

to read it here than The Mirror.

"We are done".. for Now. Where there is Spirit, Guts, and Determination... thre is HOPE!

peppertree

(23,306 posts)
13. Cheeto would have to find his d·ck first
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 05:01 PM
17 hrs ago

The fat bastard probably hasn't seen the thing since his Epstein days.

paleotn

(22,173 posts)
20. Viva la France!!!
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 05:34 PM
16 hrs ago

Thank you, mon Général, for truly speaking truth to power. Viva La Marseillaise!!!



And you though the Star Spangled Banner was militaristic. Rockets red glare and bombs bursting in air's got nothing on the La Marseillaise. Long ago, we learned the words to it in French class and were like whoa! Don't fuck with the French. Our ancestors thought a constitutional monarchy was tyrannical. Try an absolute monarchy. You've got to understand their history to fully get the words and what they mean to the French.

Aussie105

(7,889 posts)
25. The Charles DE Gaulle French approach!
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 08:42 PM
13 hrs ago

No watering down, no politeness, just tell what you really think.

The French have a direct way to tell 'You really suck!' no matter who you are.

The guillotine was the ultimate method of saying 'You suck!'.

Celerity

(54,321 posts)
29. LCI (the news channel) is seen free to air by almost half of Europe.
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 06:10 AM
4 hrs ago

La Chaîne Info (LCI; English: "The News Channel" ) is a French free-to-air news channel. It is part of TF1 Group.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cha%C3%AEne_Info

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