German Chancellor Scholz and French President Macron held a conference to discuss what a second Trump term could look like for Europe. Both countries’ defense ministers are also set to hold talks.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron held a telephone call on Wednesday morning to discuss the possibility of former US President Donald Trump returning to the White House.
A spokesperson for the German government said the two had promised to work together even more closely in the future.
“We will work in this new context for a more united, stronger, more sovereign Europe. In cooperation with the US and defending our interests and values,” Macron wrote on social media site X.
The defense ministers of both countries also said they will hold talks on Wednesday. It is not known how Trump will approach Russia’s war in Ukraine, though he has indicated that he will be far less friendly to Kyiv than his predecessor, President Joe Biden.
Trump: I will not start a war
Trump also took a more hostile stance toward NATO allies while in office, regularly repeating demands that they increase defense spending.
Trump has not yet been declared the official winner of the US presidential election, though projected results overnight propelled him to give what amounted toa victory speech in Florida in the early hours of Wednesday.
In his speech, he made no note of allies or spoke about foreign policy at all, except to say that he did not intend to start any wars.
